Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 2QU) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (HD2 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Corby Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Netheroyd Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pateley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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