Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rossefield Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 436th lowest 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 Rossefield Avenue (HD2 2BR) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossefield Avenue (HD2 2BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clay Butts, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ponyfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rossefield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkby Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkby Fold Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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