Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.4 2/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Ashford Court area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashford Court (HD8 0US) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Court (HD8 0US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashford Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Meadows (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Acres Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Acres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Acres Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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