Crime Rates at Rowlands Avenue, Huddersfield, HD5 9YA

Rowlands Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 371st 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 Rowlands Avenue (HD5 9YA) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowlands Avenue (HD5 9YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaklands Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tolson Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.