Crime Rates at Edale Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6LN

Edale Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 6LN) in the last 12 months was 475.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 355.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edale Avenue (HD4 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Edale Avenue. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.