Crime Rates at Armitage Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2UB

Armitage Road 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 Armitage Road (HD2 2UB) 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 Armitage Road (HD2 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynndale Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.