Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royds Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 292nd 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 Royds Avenue (HD9 1LL) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Holme Valley South average (56.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royds Avenue (HD9 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Lydgate Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royds Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lydgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Lydgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lydgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lydgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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