Total Crime Rate

1615.1 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 1615.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 513.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 407.6 10/10
  • Public order 162.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Other crime 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
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

Thistle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 5th 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 Thistle Street (HD1 6PU) in the last 12 months was 1615.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1480.2% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 618.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Street (HD1 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thistle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galloway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gasworks Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gasworks Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gasworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gasworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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