Total Crime Rate

76.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northfield Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 611th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Northfield Avenue (HD1 3SH) in the last 12 months was 76.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Avenue (HD1 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crosland Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Public order Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yews Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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