Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Cross Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 South Cross Road (HD2 2PH) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Cross Road (HD2 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Bank. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlemost Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pateley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Formby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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