Crime Rates at Kelso Grove, Huddersfield, HD5 9UJ

Kelso Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Kelso Grove (HD5 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Dalton average (141.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelso Grove (HD5 9UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Lodge Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.