Crime Rates at Prospect Place, Holmfirth, HD9 2SU

Prospect Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 552nd 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 Prospect Place (HD9 2SU) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (HD9 2SU), 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.