Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elder Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 601st 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 Elder Road (HD2 1SS) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (HD2 1SS), 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 Elder Road 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

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