Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strike Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Strike Lane (HD8 9AY) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Denby Dale average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ).
In the area around Strike Lane (HD8 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strike Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boggart Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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