Crime Rates at Leeds Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1YB

Leeds Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1YB) in the last 12 months was 458.3 per 1,000 residents and was 348.4% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 214.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1YB), 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 Petrol Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.