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Crime in BD19 5

How much crime is recorded in BD19 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,728 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BD19 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD19 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BD19 5National
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary10.19.1
Shoplifting8.58.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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.

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