Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nursery Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Nursery Street (HD2 2TG) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Street (HD2 2TG), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Shoe Yard. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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