Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 Hey Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 615th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Hey Road (HD3 4AE) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (HD3 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollin Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Terrace (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Hey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsham Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatherfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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