Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lightcliffe Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 427th 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 Lightcliffe Road (HD4 5BD) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightcliffe Road (HD4 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Brow Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lightcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oldfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ironworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Top Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbottom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Ironworks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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