Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blagden Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 118th 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 Blagden Lane (HD4 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blagden Lane (HD4 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edale Avenue. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blagden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Close Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry View —
Apr 2026Public order Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blagden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blagden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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