Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 479th 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 Somerset Road (HD5 8HY) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (HD5 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bancroft Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near View Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bancroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eastwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birkhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Trevelyan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
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Data Sources

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