Total Crime Rate
58.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sufton Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Sufton Street (HD2 2TD) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sufton Street (HD2 2TD), the main crime hotspot is near Tanfield Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Horse Shoe Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horse Shoe Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlemost Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset 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 | Tanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hops Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miln Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Filbert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Clement Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Cliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Annie Smith Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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