Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 41.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royd Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royd Lane (HD9 2BA) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Holme Valley South average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royd Lane (HD9 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Stony Gate, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royd Lane area

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Data Sources

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