Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD1 4LR
How much crime is recorded in HD1 4LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgerton & Marsh
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
How safe is HD1 4LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD1 4LR area, 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
HD1 4LRNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
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.