Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moor Top Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Moor Top Road (HD5 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Top Road (HD5 0PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorside Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Moor Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennine View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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