Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 21.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Knaresborough Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 131st 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 Knaresborough Drive (HD2 2PR) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knaresborough Drive (HD2 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Corby Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knaresborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
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Data Sources

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