Total Crime Rate

233.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 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 233.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Public order 59.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

New North Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 95th 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 New North Road (HD1 5NW) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (HD1 5NW), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhouse Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Gardens 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 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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