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Crime in HD1 5

How much crime is recorded in HD1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,599 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD1 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD1 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
64.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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).

HD1 5National
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Shoplifting23.48.4
Burglary23.19.1
Public order15.34.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Other theft8.64.5
Drugs7.92.4
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime4.01.5
Robbery3.31.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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