Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2 2PU
How much crime is recorded in HD2 2PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkby
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,112 (2024)
HD2 2PUHuddersfield
How safe is HD2 2PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD2 2PU 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
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2PUNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Burglary14.99.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.84.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.