Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount Pleasant area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Denby Dale , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Mount Pleasant (HD8 9RY) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Denby Dale average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (HD8 9RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summer Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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