Total Crime Rate

2914.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2914.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1400.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 761.9 10/10
  • Drugs 566.7 10/10
  • Public order 552.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 423.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 247.6 10/10
  • Other crime 128.6 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 61.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
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 highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 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 New Street (HD1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 2914.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1990.4% 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 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 1400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (HD1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 399 crimes here, including 226 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ramsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ramsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ramsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Huddersfield Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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