Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 9HU
How much crime is recorded in HD5 9HU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton Long Lane
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
HD5 9HUHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 9HU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 9HU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HD5 9HUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary9.49.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.