Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD7 4JS
How much crime is recorded in HD7 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
HD7 4JSHuddersfield
How safe is HD7 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD7 4JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4JSNational
Burglary19.89.1
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.