Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Rawthorpe Lane 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 Rawthorpe Lane (HD5 9NT) 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 Rawthorpe Lane (HD5 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Royd Avenue. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rawthorpe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edge Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edge Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Longfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ridgeway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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