Total Crime Rate

1523.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

763.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1523.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 763.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 520.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 214.2 10/10
  • Public order 177.3 10/10
  • Drugs 151.8 10/10
  • Other theft 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.2 10/10
  • Robbery 39.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.7 10/10
  • Other crime 36.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
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

Pack Horse Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 6th 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 Pack Horse Walk (HD1 2RT) in the last 12 months was 1523.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1464.7% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 367 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -24.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 763.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pack Horse Walk (HD1 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Church Street. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pack Horse Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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