Crime Rates at Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF

Penistone Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 325th 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 Penistone Road (HD8 0LF) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (HD8 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsome Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penistone Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.