Crime Rates at Leeds Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1XT

Leeds Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 17th 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 1XT) in the last 12 months was 576.2 per 1,000 residents and was 463.8% 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 84 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 344.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% 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 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springbank Crescent (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.