Postcode area · Huddersfield
Crime in HD
How much crime is recorded in HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 289,685 (2024)
HDPostcode area · Huddersfield
How safe is HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
HDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary10.29.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.