Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linden 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 Linden Road (HD2 2TP) 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 Linden Road (HD2 2TP), 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 Linden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimscar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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