Total Crime Rate
202.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashenhurst Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 128th 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 Ashenhurst Close (HD4 6QD) in the last 12 months was 202.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashenhurst Close (HD4 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Athene Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newsome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Athene Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athene Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Squirrel Ditch | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashenhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashenhurst Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Whitegate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tunnacliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tunnacliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnacliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnacliffe Road | Under investigation |
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