Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perseverance Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perseverance Street (HD4 6AP) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perseverance Street (HD4 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 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
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Hart Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perseverance Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armitage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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