Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2 2RY
How much crime is recorded in HD2 2RY, 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)
HD2 2RYHuddersfield
How safe is HD2 2RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD2 2RY 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HD2 2RYNational
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.