Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

New Hey Road area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 19th 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 4FL) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (HD3 4FL), the main crime hotspot is near Chesilton Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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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 Wheat Field Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equilbrium Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Norcross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norcross Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Birkdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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