Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dalton Green Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 547th 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 Dalton Green Lane (HD5 9UQ) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalton Green Lane (HD5 9UQ), 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.
View Crime In Dalton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Lodge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Briggate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Round Wood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Lodge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Lodge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Lodge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Lodge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeware Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lady Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tolson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lady Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | White Rose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kelso Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lees Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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