Oakes & South Lindley
Middle areaCentral Kirklees. 6,746 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 57% of people in Oakes & South Lindley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Oakes & South Lindley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakes & South Lindley at a rate of 98.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 271 |
| Other crime | 155 |
| Shoplifting | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Oakes & South Lindley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Oakes & South Lindley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakes & South Lindley at a rate of 98.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Oakes & South Lindley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (271), other crime (155) and shoplifting (50).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Kirklees
These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Oakes & South Lindley alone. See Kirklees
Oakes & South Lindley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Oakes & South Lindley was £198,000 in 2025.
Oakes & South Lindley had 6,638 usual residents at the census.
About 57% of people in Oakes & South Lindley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Oakes & South Lindley, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.