Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 22.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yews Hill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yews Hill Road (HD1 3SP) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yews Hill Road (HD1 3SP), 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 Yews Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crosland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yews Hill Road
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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