Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Norwood Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (HD2 2PX) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (HD2 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Jack Hill. Police recorded 21 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 Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lynndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimscar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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