Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 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 219.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodhead Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhead Road (HD4 6EP) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhead Road (HD4 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Neale Road. Police recorded 31 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 Woodhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowther Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A616 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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