Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

This area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 603rd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (HD2 1NP) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode HD2 1NP, the main crime hotspot is near Well Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in HD2 1NP area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Well Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marlington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Well Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Ridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rordin Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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