Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 258.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meltham Mills Industrial Estate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 79th 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 Meltham Mills Industrial Estate (HD9 4AN) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 321.7% higher than the Colne Valley average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meltham Mills Industrial Estate (HD9 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Bent Ley Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meltham Mills Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6108 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6108 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent Ley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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