Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Victoria Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 643rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (HD1 3RB) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Newsome average (214.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (HD1 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fair Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springdale Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rashcliffe Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowther Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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