Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.1 3/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Woodside Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 192nd 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 Woodside Road (HD4 5JG) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Road (HD4 5JG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandene Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delves Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Delves Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sutherland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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