Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 18th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkby Lodge Road (HD2 2BL) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Lodge Road (HD2 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Storth Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spinkfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkby Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodfield Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road 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 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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