Total Crime Rate

134.8 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 291st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deighton Road (HD2 1LS) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deighton Road (HD2 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deighton Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenfield Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deighton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Deighton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Ochrewell Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawthorne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deighton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ochrewell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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