Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Huddersfield, HD5 0AF

Waterloo Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 522nd lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (HD5 0AF) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Dalton average (141.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (HD5 0AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A629 (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.