Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nettleton Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 523rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nettleton Road (HD5 9SU) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nettleton Road (HD5 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lady Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nettleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Alton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briggate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jagger Lane —
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Data Sources

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