Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Norwood Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 592nd lowest 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 Norwood Road (HD2 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (HD2 2TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lynndale Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheathouse Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Public order Lynndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Storth Lane —
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Data Sources

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