Crime Rates at Sparrow Rise, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5QA

Sparrow Rise area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 483rd 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 Sparrow Rise (HD9 5QA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher than the Colne Valley average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparrow Rise (HD9 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.