Total Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mearhouse Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Holme Valley South , and the 49th lowest 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 Mearhouse Terrace (HD9 7HD) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Holme Valley South average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mearhouse Terrace (HD9 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Side (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holme Valley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Side | Under investigation |
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