Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Great Wood Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Wood Gardens (HD8 0EX) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Wood Gardens (HD8 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ings Way East. Police recorded 17 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 Great Wood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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