Crime Rates at Murray Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2AD

Murray Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 93rd 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 Murray Road (HD2 2AD) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% higher than the Greenhead average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Road (HD2 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenhead Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgerton Grove Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.