Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Grove Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Grove Drive (HD5 9LN) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Grove Drive (HD5 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeway Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Grove Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dalton Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cow Heys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standiforth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ridgeway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnby Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heys View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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