Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashenhurst Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashenhurst Avenue (HD4 6PX) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenhurst Avenue (HD4 6PX), the main crime hotspot is near Fanny Moor Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanny Moor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fanny Moor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fanny Moor Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fanny Moor Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Athene Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athene Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime New Laithe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Laithe Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Squirrel Ditch —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnacliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenhurst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunnacliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunnacliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnacliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashenhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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