Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 9XL
How much crime is recorded in HD5 9XL, 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)
How safe is HD5 9XL
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 9XL 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HD5 9XLNational
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.