Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 547th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Road (HD4 7LP) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (HD4 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parkgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldercliffe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Caldercliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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