Crime Rate in Newsome, ward

Newsome has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 225th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 17th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newsome in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newsome’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,085 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 23 cases , up 27.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 43.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -17.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,862 (≈ 127.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newsome ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 561 crimes here, including 319 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.