Total Crime Rate

292.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longfield Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 61st 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 Longfield Avenue (HD5 9LF) in the last 12 months was 292.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Avenue (HD5 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Royd Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawthorpe Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order West Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brown Royd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Haighs Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
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Data Sources

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