Total Crime Rate
1732.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
626.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ivy Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Ivy Street (HD5 9AE) in the last 12 months was 1732.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1679.0% higher than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 626.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Street (HD5 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carforth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mulberry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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