Total Crime Rate

225.7 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 225.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mark Brooks Yard area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 106th 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 Mark Brooks Yard (HD1 6NU) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Brooks Yard (HD1 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Town Terrace. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Brooks Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galloway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thistle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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