Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackmoorfoot Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 599th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Blackmoorfoot Road (HD4 5AP) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmoorfoot Road (HD4 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackmoorfoot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oldfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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