Crime Rate in Dalton, ward

Dalton has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 739th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 62nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dalton in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% higher than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dalton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 14.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,445 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dalton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 156 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Springbank Crescent (63 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.