Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Woodman Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 267th 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 Woodman Avenue (HD2 1SR) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodman Avenue (HD2 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copthorne Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Huntingdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeds Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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