Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 241.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

New Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 92nd 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 New Street (HD7 5AB) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% higher than the Colne Valley average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (HD7 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stable Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimble Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kiln Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kiln Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Hill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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