Total Crime Rate
151.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fields Rise area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 247th 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 Fields Rise (HD5 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fields Rise (HD5 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Newbury Walk. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newbury Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
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