Crime Rates at Buttermere Drive, Huddersfield, HD5 9EN

Buttermere Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 542nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Buttermere Drive (HD5 9EN) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Drive (HD5 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Fold Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.