Total Crime Rate

451.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

307.2 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 451.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 307.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Edale Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edale Avenue (HD4 6LL) in the last 12 months was 451.8 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 307.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edale Avenue (HD4 6LL), 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 Edale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Close Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croftlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blagden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons 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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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