Total Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riddings Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 656th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Riddings Road (HD2 1HT) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -13.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riddings Road (HD2 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riddings Rise, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riddings Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riddings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riddings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sunny View Crescent | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Browning Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Riddings Rise | Under investigation |
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