Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Laithe Hill area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Laithe Hill (HD4 6RF) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Laithe Hill (HD4 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Fanny Moor Crescent. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Laithe Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanny Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fanny Moor Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roger Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanny Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashenhurst Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashenhurst Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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