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

Moorlands area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.2% higher than the Holme Valley South average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 155.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands (HD9 1SW), the main crime hotspot is near Moorlands. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.