Crime Rates at Knotty Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0ND

Knotty Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 646th highest 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 Knotty Lane (HD8 0ND) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knotty Lane (HD8 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Gate, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Botany Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.