Total Crime Rate

252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.1 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 252.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Lees Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 84th 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 Lees Close (HD5 9TX) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Close (HD5 9TX), the main crime hotspot is near The Grange. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lees Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelso Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Lodge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Lodge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briggate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tolson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Lodge Court —
Apr 2026Drugs The Grange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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