Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 8AZ
How much crime is recorded in HD5 8AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aspley, Longley & University
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,864 (2024)
HD5 8AZHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 8AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 8AZ 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
45.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
HD5 8AZNational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Burglary14.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.