Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cross Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 452nd 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 Cross Lane (HD4 6DL) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Lane (HD4 6DL), 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 Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perseverance Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Hart Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armitage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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