Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elm Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 260th 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 Elm Street (HD4 6NP) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (HD4 6NP), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Bridge Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Whitegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornrace View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kings Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newsome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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