Total Crime Rate

254.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kirklees area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 48th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirklees (NR4 6LP) in the last 12 months was 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirklees (NR4 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Peterkin Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirklees area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watkin Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Locksley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Locksley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Locksley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirklees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peterkin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnesdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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