Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brayside Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Brayside Avenue (HD2 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brayside Avenue (HD2 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halifax Old Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Bank (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlemost Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pateley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pateley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Formby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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