Crime Rates at Yew Tree Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2EQ

Yew Tree Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 602nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Road (HD2 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Road (HD2 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belton Grove, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rock Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.