Total Crime Rate
164.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halifax Old Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2RW) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2RW), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Filbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Cliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buckrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Filbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Filbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Filbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ash Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ash Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ash Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Buckrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Beacon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Beacon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
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