Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Long Hill Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 437th 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 Long Hill Road (HD2 1NL) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Hill Road (HD2 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Ashbrow

Crime Over Time in Long Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hopkinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Ridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rordin Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bracken Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑