Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD1 6LG
How much crime is recorded in HD1 6LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkby
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,127 (2024)
HD1 6LGHuddersfield
How safe is HD1 6LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD1 6LG 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
66.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HD1 6LGNational
Violence and sexual offences52.123.6
Burglary15.49.1
Public order12.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Drugs6.52.4
Other crime4.81.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.