Crime Rates at Prospect Square, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9AG

Prospect Square area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Square (HD8 9AG) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Denby Dale average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Square (HD8 9AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.