Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (HD8 0DF) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (HD8 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Highgate Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summerfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greave House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greaves Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurgory Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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