Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Dalton Grove area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 475th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Grove (HD5 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Grove (HD5 9LJ), 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 Dalton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Grove Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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