Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Daw Royds area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 156th 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 Daw Royds (HD5 8ST) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daw Royds (HD5 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxton Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Daw Royds area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Royd Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleminghouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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