Total Crime Rate

143.2 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 143.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hopkinson Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Hopkinson Road (HD2 1PB) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopkinson Road (HD2 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crest Hill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hopkinson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bracken Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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