Total Crime Rate

274.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 63rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 274.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Avenue (HD5 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Royd Avenue. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 53 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ridgeway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Longfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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