Crime Rates at Haighs Square, Huddersfield, HD5 9NH

Haighs Square area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 661st highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Haighs Square (HD5 9NH) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haighs Square (HD5 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longfield Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edge Hill Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.