Crime Rates at John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1EH

John William Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 John William Street (HD1 1EH) in the last 12 months was 1692.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1555.6% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 454 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 664 (≈ 941.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John William Street (HD1 1EH), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Church Street. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.