Total Crime Rate

654.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 654.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.4 10/10
  • Public order 86.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollowgate area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 16th 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 Hollowgate (HD9 2DG) in the last 12 months was 654.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1055.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 340.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollowgate (HD9 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huddersfield Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hollowgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Scarfold Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scarfold Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huddersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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