Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2 1GP
How much crime is recorded in HD2 1GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Deighton & Brackenhall
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,518 (2024)
How safe is HD2 1GP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD2 1GP area, well 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
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
HD2 1GPNational
Violence and sexual offences44.123.6
Burglary8.89.1
Public order7.74.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.84.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.