Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hops Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 234th 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 Hops Drive (HD1 5AD) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hops Drive (HD1 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Shoe Yard. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hops Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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