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Crime in HD7 3NU

How much crime is recorded in HD7 3NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Meltham
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,023 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is HD7 3NU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD7 3NU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HD7 3NUNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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