Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tanfield Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 520th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tanfield Road (HD1 5HD) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tanfield Road (HD1 5HD), 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 Tanfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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