Total Crime Rate
206.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Maple Street (HD5 9AX) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Street (HD5 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newsome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kings Mill Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mulberry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Mill Lane | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Street | Under investigation |
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