Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 109.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Newhouse Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newhouse Road (HD2 1ED) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhouse Road (HD2 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newhouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheepridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny View Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Well Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Well Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marlington Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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