Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkby Lodge Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 628th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkby Lodge Road (HD2 2BG) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Lodge Road (HD2 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Lynndale Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkby Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Murray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Murray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Murray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodfield Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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