Total Crime Rate

217.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Hey Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Hey Road (HD3 4DD) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Greenhead average (89.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (HD3 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cadogan Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reinwood Road (23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oakes Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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