Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeds Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 535th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Leeds Road (HD2 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leeds Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Abbots Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Copthorne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Copthorne Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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