Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Lockwood Scar area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lockwood Scar (HD4 6EA) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockwood Scar (HD4 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Ridge Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lockwood Scar area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Scar Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft White Hart Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Littlewood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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