Total Crime Rate
72.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hall Cross Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 648th 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 Hall Cross Road (HD5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ).
In the area around Hall Cross Road (HD5 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Athene Drive, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Cross Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hey Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Cross Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Cross Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Cross Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Athene Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athene Drive | β |
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