Total Crime Rate

171.5 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 171.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Royds Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 175th 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 Close (HD9 1LR) in the last 12 months was 171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 204.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royds Close (HD9 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Royds Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royds Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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