Total Crime Rate
447.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
245.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prospect Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Street (HD1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 447.2 per 1,000 residents and was 426.7% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 245.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Street (HD1 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 399 crimes here, including 226 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Greenhead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Greenhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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