Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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 28th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 258th 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 2UW) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hops Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheathouse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanfield Road 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 Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lee Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimscar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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