Total Crime Rate

304.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 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 304.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leeds Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1UU) in the last 12 months was 304.5 per 1,000 residents and was 212.8% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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