Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firth Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firth Street (HD1 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Zetland Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riley Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Firth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Bridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Permain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Permain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Zetland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Zetland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Zetland Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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