Crime Rates at Moorlands, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1SW

Moorlands area has the 6th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 246th 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 Moorlands (HD9 1SW) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands (HD9 1SW), the main crime hotspot is near Moorlands. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.