Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD5 9QU
How much crime is recorded in HD5 9QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawthorpe
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
HD5 9QUHuddersfield
How safe is HD5 9QU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD5 9QU 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 9QUNational
Violence and sexual offences53.923.6
Anti-social behaviour32.910.7
Public order9.14.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.