Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Drugs 30.0 10/10
  • Other crime 30.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotland Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 329th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Scotland Street (WF17 9JA) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotland Street (WF17 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Selene Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw

Crime Over Time in Scotland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selene Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Selene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Selene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Ings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Monk Ings Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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