Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Tree Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Tree Road (HD8 0DD) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Tree Road (HD8 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Tree Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenay Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Almondbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oak Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greave House Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greaves Croft | — |
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