Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 446th 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 Smithy Lane (HD8 9DE) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (HD8 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 12 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 Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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