Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lodge Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 252nd 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 Lodge Street (HD8 9DR) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 177.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Street (HD8 9DR), 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.
View Crime In Denby Dale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Street | Under investigation |
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