Total Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clayton Fields area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 551st lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Clayton Fields (HD2 2BA) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayton Fields (HD2 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Storth Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birkby Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hops Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheathouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Annie Smith Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodfield Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Storth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Horse Shoe Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horse Shoe Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birkby Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Storth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
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