Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Helme Lane 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 Helme Lane (HD9 5RA) 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 Helme Lane (HD9 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helme Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pick Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pick Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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