Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Paddock Walk 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 Paddock Walk (HD8 9UU) 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 Paddock Walk (HD8 9UU), the main crime hotspot is near Tallow Mews. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tenter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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