Total Crime Rate

204.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 131st 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 Church Street (HD4 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 204.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (HD4 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Thackeray Grove. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorbottom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oldfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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