Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dockery (15 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
Apr 2026Public order Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rashcliffe Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowther Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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