Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spaines Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spaines Road (HD2 2QD) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spaines Road (HD2 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leonard Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Beech Terrace (24 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 | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clara Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Beech Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Buckrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buckrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
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