Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Headfield Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 370th 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 Headfield Road (HD4 6LU) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headfield Road (HD4 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Industrial Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Headfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naomi Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naomi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naomi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naomi Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close

Data Sources

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