Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkby Hall Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 627th 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 Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2UZ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Hall Road (HD2 2UZ), 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 Birkby Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Annie Smith Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlemost Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Hops Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horse Shoe Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Horse Shoe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheathouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birkby Lodge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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