Crime Rates at Dawson Road, Huddersfield, HD4 6LX

Dawson Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Newsome , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Dawson Road (HD4 6LX) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Newsome average (221.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Road (HD4 6LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawson Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.