Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

New North Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (HD1 5LS) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Greenhead average (91.1 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (HD1 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhouse Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Gardens —
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Data Sources

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