Total Crime Rate

521.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

311.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 521.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 311.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.7 9/10
  • Public order 88.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 19th 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 1XT) in the last 12 months was 521.3 per 1,000 residents and was 435.5% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 311.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Mills Lane, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springbank Crescent (56 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springbank Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springbank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradley Mills Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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