Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wheathouse Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 618th highest 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 Wheathouse Road (HD2 2UP) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheathouse Road (HD2 2UP), 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 Wheathouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road 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 Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street 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 Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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