Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Firth Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firth Street (HD1 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firth Street (HD1 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Zetland Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kings Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Cornrace View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zetland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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