Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newsome Street area has the 59th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 433rd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Newsome Street (WF13 4HE) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newsome Street (WF13 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salter Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockhouse Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newsome Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Salter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Salter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nowell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Top Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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