Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dyson Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Dyson Street (HD5 9LP) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dyson Street (HD5 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Sunbury Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridgeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Standiforth Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Standiforth Place | Under investigation |
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