Total Crime Rate
159.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadgate area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadgate (HD5 8HW) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadgate (HD5 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaumont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foxglove Road | Under investigation |
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