Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blacker Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blacker Road (HD2 2AX) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacker Road (HD2 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ellerslie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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