Crime Rates at Lowerhouses Lane, Lowerhouses, Huddersfield, HD5 8JP

Lowerhouses Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 595th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowerhouses Lane (HD5 8JP) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowerhouses Lane (HD5 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.