Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smithy Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 529th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Lane (HD5 9AP) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (HD5 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Mill Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highroyd Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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