Total Crime Rate

80.1 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Meadow View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 594th 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 Meadow View (HD8 9ET) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow View (HD8 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Pickles Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickles Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickles Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matherville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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