Crime Rates at Ashfield Street, Huddersfield, HD2 1AD

Ashfield Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 105th 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 Ashfield Street (HD2 1AD) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Street (HD2 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leonard Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roydfield Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.