Total Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 194.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 131st 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 Blacker Road (HD1 5HT) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacker Road (HD1 5HT), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
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 Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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