Total Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brown Royd Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 112th 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 Brown Royd Avenue (HD5 9PP) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Royd Avenue (HD5 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Royd Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brown Royd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brown Royd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heys View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heys View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawthorpe Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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