Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoney Cross Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 252nd 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 Stoney Cross Street (HD4 6EY) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoney Cross Street (HD4 6EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blagden Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmcliffe Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blagden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Blue Bell Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A616 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blagden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Blue Bell Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blagden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blagden Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blagden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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