Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cooper Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Lane (HD9 3BP) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Lane (HD9 3BP), 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 Cooper Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huddersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Scarfold Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scarfold Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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