Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

King Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 455th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (HD8 9DY) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (HD8 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tallow Mews, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Rise (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tenter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matherville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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