Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Flockton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kirkburton , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flockton Road (HD8 8LN) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flockton Road (HD8 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Kirklea. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flockton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Flockton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirklea Under investigation
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Data Sources

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