Crime Rates at Dewhurst Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1BJ

Dewhurst Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 615th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Dewhurst Road (HD2 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewhurst Road (HD2 1BJ), 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.