Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.8 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 143.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Meltham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meltham Road (HD1 3US) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 143.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meltham Road (HD1 3US), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Street 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 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 2026Robbery North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place 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 Dockery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A616 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbeary Road 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 2026Other theft Burbeary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbeary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbeary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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