Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 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 33.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cowcliffe Hill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowcliffe Hill Road (HD2 2NE) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowcliffe Hill Road (HD2 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Lightridge Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowcliffe Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoylake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lightridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Drive —
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Data Sources

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