Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grimscar Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 656th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Grimscar Avenue (HD2 2TU) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimscar Avenue (HD2 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Lynndale Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grimscar Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlemost Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheathouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Annie Smith Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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