Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Birchencliffe Hill Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 560th 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 Birchencliffe Hill Road (HD3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchencliffe Hill Road (HD3 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Thorncliffe Street. Police recorded 17 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 Birchencliffe Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dearne Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brian Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brian Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brian Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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