Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodhead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhead Road (HD9 6PP) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.9% higher than the Holme Valley South average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhead Road (HD9 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadbent Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime New Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Mill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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