Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 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 219.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stockwell Vale area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 111th 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 Stockwell Vale (HD4 7PL) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockwell Vale (HD4 7PL), 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 Stockwell Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkgate —
Apr 2026Burglary Parkgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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