Crime Rates at Sherwood Avenue, Huddersfield, HD2 1RQ

Sherwood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 85th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Avenue (HD2 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (HD2 1RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Dolfin Place. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.