Crime Rates at Richmond Avenue, Huddersfield, HD2 2RE

Richmond Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Richmond Avenue (HD2 2RE) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (HD2 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leonard Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corby Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.