Postcode district · Huddersfield
Crime in HD2
How much crime is recorded in HD2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 45,557 (2024)
HD2Postcode district · Huddersfield
How safe is HD2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD2, 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
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
HD2National
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Burglary14.79.1
Shoplifting14.28.4
Public order8.04.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.