Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brown Royd Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% 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 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 Brown Royd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heys View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nether Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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