Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

York Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 York Avenue (HD2 2QT) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (HD2 2QT), the main crime hotspot is near Cawthorne Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A641 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Skipton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cawthorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirsk Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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