Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Pear Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 629th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Pear Street (HD4 5AX) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Street (HD4 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Crosland Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbottom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Ironworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oldfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crosland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colne Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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