Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowerhouses Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 262nd 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 Lowerhouses Lane (HD5 8JX) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowerhouses Lane (HD5 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Cross Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowerhouses Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lowerhouses Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowerhouses Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowerhouses Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaken Bank Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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