Total Crime Rate

478.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.3 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 478.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Lower Viaduct Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 23rd 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 Lower Viaduct Street (HD1 6BN) in the last 12 months was 478.0 per 1,000 residents and was 390.9% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 159.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Viaduct Street (HD1 6BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Viaduct Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willow Lane East Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Calton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Unna Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Diamond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street —
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Fitzwilliam Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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