Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

North Wood Park area has the 24th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Wood Park (HD8 0PY) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Wood Park (HD8 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Gate, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Wood Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northwood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mead Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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