Total Crime Rate

370.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 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 370.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Other theft 95.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 1YU) in the last 12 months was 370.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HD2 1YU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 5 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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