Total Crime Rate

349.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 349.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,334 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 1XG) in the last 12 months was 349.8 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% 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 33 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 181.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near B6118. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order B6118 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Curzon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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