Crime Rates at Whitacre Close, Huddersfield, HD2 1LU

Whitacre Close 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 Close (HD2 1LU) 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 Close (HD2 1LU), 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.