Total Crime Rate
425.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
214.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Andrews Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Road (HD1 6PR) in the last 12 months was 425.6 per 1,000 residents and was 337.1% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 214.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Andrews Road (HD1 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gasworks Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasworks Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldhouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thistle Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasworks Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasworks Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Diamond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasworks Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasworks Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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