Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

North Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 520th 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 North Road (HD8 0RL) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (HD8 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Acres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Acres Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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