Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Friar Place area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 348th 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 Friar Place (HD2 1TS) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Place (HD2 1TS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Friar Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Copthorne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abbots Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Copthorne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keldregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keldregate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keldregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolfin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolfin Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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