Crime Rates at Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2RL

Halifax Old Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 275th 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 Halifax Old Road (HD2 2RL) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2RL), 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.