Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadlands area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 507th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadlands (HD9 5RB) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadlands (HD9 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sparrow Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pick Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pick Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pick Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scarr Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scarr Green Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pick Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarr Green Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Wroe Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hey | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hey | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hey | Under investigation |
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