Total Crime Rate

170.3 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yew Green Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 181st 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 Yew Green Road (HD4 5EN) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Green Road (HD4 5EN), 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 Yew Green Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Gate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Stone Gate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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