Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 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 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riddings Rise area has the 16th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riddings Rise (HD2 1HX) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riddings Rise (HD2 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deighton Road, where police recorded 30 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.

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Crime Over Time in Riddings Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny View Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Riddings Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shepherds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shepherds Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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