Total Crime Rate
216.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kilner Bank 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 Kilner Bank (HD5 9PS) 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 Kilner Bank (HD5 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Springbank Crescent. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springbank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Royd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brown Royd Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Royd Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbank Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springbank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springbank Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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