Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (HD1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (HD1 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Crosland Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbottom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Colne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosland Road
Sep 2025Other theft Crosland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Ironworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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