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Dalton Long Lane

Middle area

East Kirklees. 6,005 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 40% of people in Dalton Long Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£183,750
Joint 1,128th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,923
Joint 2,645th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
40%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Dalton Long Lane

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dalton Long Lane at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences233
Other crime103
Anti-social behaviour56
Criminal damage and arson30
Drug offences20
Vehicle crime17
Burglary16
Robbery6
Theft from the person3
Shoplifting1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Dalton Long Lane compares

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Dalton Long LaneMiddle
Median sale price59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from £102,000 to £320,000. The middle area is £200,500. Dalton Long Lane is £183,750.
£183,75023rd cheapest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Dalton Long Lane is 5,923.
5,9234th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Dalton Long Lane is 40.0%.
40%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage59 middle areas, Kirklees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 79.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Dalton Long Lane is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 3rd highest

Is Dalton Long Lane safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dalton Long Lane at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dalton Long Lane.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (233), other crime (103) and anti-social behaviour (56).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Kirklees

These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Dalton Long Lane alone. See Kirklees

Average house price
£208,427
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,867
90th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dalton Long Lane in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dalton Long Lane was £183,750 in 2025.

Dalton Long Lane had 5,923 usual residents at the census.

About 40% of people in Dalton Long Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dalton Long Lane, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.