Total Crime Rate

62.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 599th lowest 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 Norwood Road (HD2 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (HD2 2TZ), 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 Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Annie Smith Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheathouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlemost Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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