Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birklands Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Birklands Road (HD2 2PF) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birklands Road (HD2 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Formby Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birklands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Storth Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimscar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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