Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blacker Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 414th 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 Blacker Road (HD1 5HS) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacker Road (HD1 5HS), 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 Blacker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
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 Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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