Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paddock Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 613th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Paddock Road (HD8 0TW) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Road (HD8 0TW), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paddock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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