Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Moor Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 338th 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 Moor Lane (HD8 0QS) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Lane (HD8 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashford Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Meadows (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mead Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Acres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Acres Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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