Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 8NZ
How much crime is recorded in HD5 8NZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Almondbury & Waterloo
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
HD5 8NZHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 8NZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 8NZ area, well above 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
61.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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 8NZNational
Violence and sexual offences49.223.6
Shoplifting38.78.4
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Burglary17.69.1
Public order12.64.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.