Crime Rate in Ashbrow, ward

Ashbrow has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 1689th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 148th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashbrow in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashbrow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,353 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashbrow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dolfin Place. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.