Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.8 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 257.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 80th 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 School Lane (HD4 7LT) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (HD4 7LT), 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 School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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
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Data Sources

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