Crime Rates at Rawthorpe Lane, Huddersfield, HD5 9NX

Rawthorpe Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Rawthorpe Lane (HD5 9NX) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawthorpe Lane (HD5 9NX), the main crime hotspot is near Nether Crescent. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.