Crime Rates at Hambledon Avenue, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DP

Hambledon Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 128th 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 Hambledon Avenue (HD9 4DP) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Colne Valley average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambledon Avenue (HD9 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranmer Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.