Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Long Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 310th 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 Long Lane (HD5 9LH) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 530.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (HD5 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeway Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunbury Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawthorpe Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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