Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2 2BY
How much crime is recorded in HD2 2BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakes & South Lindley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,518 (2024)
HD2 2BYHuddersfield
How safe is HD2 2BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD2 2BY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2BYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.