Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD1 5LR
How much crime is recorded in HD1 5LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgerton & Marsh
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,077 (2024)
HD1 5LRHuddersfield
How safe is HD1 5LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD1 5LR area, 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
65.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 5LRNational
Violence and sexual offences50.123.6
Public order17.54.6
Burglary16.29.1
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Drugs13.62.4
Other theft11.04.5
Shoplifting7.58.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other crime3.61.5
Theft from the person3.42.1
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.