Total Crime Rate

247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.9 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 247.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Town Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 88th 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 Town Place (HD1 6PP) in the last 12 months was 247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 159.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Place (HD1 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Bradley Mills Lane. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thistle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldhouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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