Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bankfield Park Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Newsome , and the 398th 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 Bankfield Park Avenue (HD4 7RB) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankfield Park Avenue (HD4 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Berry View. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bankfield Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Caldercliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldercliffe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry View —
Apr 2026Public order Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Blue Bell Hill Local resolution
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Data Sources

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