Crime Rates at Cranwood Drive, Huddersfield, HD5 9YH

Cranwood Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranwood Drive (HD5 9YH) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 153.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranwood Drive (HD5 9YH), the main crime hotspot is near A629. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.