Total Crime Rate

186.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Other theft 43.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 153rd 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 Victoria Road (HD1 3RT) in the last 12 months was 186.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (HD1 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fair Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yews Mount (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockery Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Street
Sep 2025Other crime Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockery Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yews Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springdale Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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