Crime Rates at Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2TJ

Birkby Hall Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 259th lowest 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 Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2TJ), 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.