Total Crime Rate

472.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 472.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alder Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Alder Street (HD1 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 472.9 per 1,000 residents and was 362.7% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -61.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Street (HD1 6HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 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 Alder Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Cottage Lane
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Croft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Northern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Northern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Northern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Northern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Northern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Viaduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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