Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashes Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashes Lane (HD4 6TF) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashes Lane (HD4 6TF), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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