Crime Rates at Dewhurst Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1BW

Dewhurst Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewhurst Road (HD2 1BW) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewhurst Road (HD2 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Grove, where police recorded 39 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.