Total Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.3 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 160.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barcroft Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 196th 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 Barcroft Road (HD4 6LB) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barcroft Road (HD4 6LB), 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 Barcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blagden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Croftlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Close Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Further action is not in the public interest
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 Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blagden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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