Total Crime Rate

320.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.5 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 320.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 320.4 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 203.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% 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 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Haighs Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brown Royd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathergrove Fold Under investigation
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Data Sources

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