Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dalton Green Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 505th 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 Dalton Green Lane (HD5 9YD) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Green Lane (HD5 9YD), the main crime hotspot is near Fernside Crescent. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach House Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Green Lea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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