Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2 2RW
How much crime is recorded in HD2 2RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkby
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,126 (2024)
HD2 2RWHuddersfield
How safe is HD2 2RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD2 2RW 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
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2RWNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Burglary17.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.