Crime Rates at Olive Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6LL

Olive Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Olive Street (HD1 6LL) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Street (HD1 6LL), 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.