Total Crime Rate

95.2 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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Smithy Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Smithy Lane (HD8 9DE) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Denby Dale average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (HD8 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matherville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tenter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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