Crime Rates at Long Lane, Huddersfield, HD5 9SG

Long Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 488th 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 Long Lane (HD5 9SG) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (HD5 9SG), 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.