Total Crime Rate
287.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (HD2 2QF) in the last 12 months was 287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (HD2 2QF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Honoria Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Honoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Pollard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Skipton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cawthorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beverley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beverley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirsk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leonard Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A641 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Under investigation |
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