Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Willow Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Lane (HD1 5EB) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (HD1 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buckrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Buckrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Filbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Filbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Beacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Beacon Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Cliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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