Total Crime Rate

324.7 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 324.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brown Royd Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brown Royd Avenue (HD5 9QB) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 229.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 103.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Royd Avenue (HD5 9QB), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brown Royd 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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