Total Crime Rate
182.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Garden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rashcliffe Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fair Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fair Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowther Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yews Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yews Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yews Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockery | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springdale Avenue | Under investigation |
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