Total Crime Rate

1615.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1615.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 513.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 407.6 10/10
  • Public order 162.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Other crime 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 5th 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 St Johns Road (HD1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 1615.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1480.2% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 618.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (HD1 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huddersfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huddersfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Huddersfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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