Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arkenmore area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arkenmore (HD5 9RH) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arkenmore (HD5 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunbury Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brock Bank (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Standiforth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Standiforth Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpe Inge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridgeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
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