Total Crime Rate

455.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 455.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 41.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lowlands Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowlands Road (WF14 8LU) in the last 12 months was 455.1 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 191.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowlands Road (WF14 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenton Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lowlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Wharf Under investigation
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Data Sources

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