Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cobcroft Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 627th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobcroft Road (HD2 2RU) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobcroft Road (HD2 2RU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cobcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eleanor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Sisters Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buckrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Honoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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