Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pilling Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 215th 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 Pilling Lane (HD8 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pilling Lane (HD8 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Rise. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Denby Dale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tallow Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Poplar Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tenter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Rise | Under investigation |
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