Total Crime Rate

321.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 321.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitestone Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitestone Lane (HD1 6JY) in the last 12 months was 321.6 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 235.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitestone Lane (HD1 6JY), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Street. Police recorded 40 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 Whitestone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Croft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Cottage Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clara Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Viaduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Viaduct Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Moorfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Beech Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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