Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holt Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holt Lane (HD9 3BW) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Holme Valley South average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Lane (HD9 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huddersfield Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Scarfold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarfold Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huddersfield Road —
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Data Sources

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