Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbey Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 449th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Abbey Road (HD2 1BB) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (HD2 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Back Pollard Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Doles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Pollard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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