Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birkby Lodge Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 542nd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Lodge Road (HD2 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Ponyfield Close. Police recorded 19 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkby Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkby Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ellerslie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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