Total Crime Rate

247.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 247.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.4 10/10
  • Burglary 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dog Kennel Bank area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dog Kennel Bank (HD5 8JD) in the last 12 months was 247.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 11 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 Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dog Kennel Bank (HD5 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaken Bank Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dog Kennel Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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