Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perseverance Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perseverance Street (HD4 6AP) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Newsome average (214.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perseverance Street (HD4 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perseverance Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Folly Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Folly Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Folly Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armitage Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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