Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 9TX
How much crime is recorded in HD5 9TX, 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
- 1,456 (2024)
HD5 9TXHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 9TX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 9TX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9TXNational
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Public order9.84.6
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.