Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hall Cross Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 458th 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 Hall Cross Road (HD5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Hall Cross Road (HD5 8LD), 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.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaken Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athene Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowerhouses Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowerhouses Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lowerhouses Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaken Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaken Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaken Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athene Drive | Under investigation |
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