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Crime in HD7 5

How much crime is recorded in HD7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
17,351 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD7 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD7 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

HD7 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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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