Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rydal Drive area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 665th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Rydal Drive (HD5 9EP) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Drive (HD5 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Fold Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathergrove Fold (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coniston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highroyd Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Langdale Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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