Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 609th lowest 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 Victoria Close (HD4 7PW) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Close (HD4 7PW), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wain Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wain Brow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wain Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wain Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmcliffe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmcliffe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickerman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
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