Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (HD1 3RB) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Terrace (12 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cable Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Fair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Fair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Mount Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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