Total Crime Rate

250.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.2 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 250.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Hart Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 86th 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 Hart Street (HD4 6LS) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Street (HD4 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hart Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naomi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naomi Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naomi Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naomi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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