Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 8QD
How much crime is recorded in HD5 8QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
HD5 8QDHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 8QD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 8QD 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
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 8QDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 77% 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.