Total Crime Rate

149.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1UL) in the last 12 months was 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1UL), 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 (11 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Abbots Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neptune Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neptune Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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