Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkby Hall Road 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 Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2BS) 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 Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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