Total Crime Rate

312.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 312.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yews Hill Road (HD1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 312.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 237.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yews Hill Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Burbeary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbeary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbeary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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