Total Crime Rate
2704.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Street area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Princess Street (HD1 2TT) in the last 12 months was 2704.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1811.2% higher than the Dalton average (141.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -76.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 1323.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Street (HD1 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 360 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Threadneedle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Threadneedle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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