Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowley Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowley Hill (HD8 0JF) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowley Hill (HD8 0JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurgory Gate, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fields Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Almondbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summerfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurgory Gate | Under investigation |
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