Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kirkburton , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (HD8 8AA) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower than the Kirkburton average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (HD8 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Head, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jos Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kirkburton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cliffe Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Royd | Under investigation |
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