Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Cemetery Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 549th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery Road (HD9 2RH) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (HD9 2RH), 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 Cemetery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Scarfold Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Scarfold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huddersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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