Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawton Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 369th 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 Lawton Street (HD4 6DS) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Street (HD4 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Ridge Close. Police recorded 48 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 Lawton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croftlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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