Total Crime Rate
137.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitacre Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 264th 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 Whitacre Street (HD2 1LT) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitacre Street (HD2 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deighton Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitacre Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Deighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greyfriars Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Homes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitacre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrenside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ochrewell Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greyfriars Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ochrewell Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitacre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawthorne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawthorne Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crawthorne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepherds Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shepherds Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitacre Close | Under investigation |
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