Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deighton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 244th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Deighton Road (HD2 1JT) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deighton Road (HD2 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riddings Rise, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riddings Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Deighton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Riddings Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Riddings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riddings Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddings Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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