Postcode district · Huddersfield
Crime in HD7
How much crime is recorded in HD7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 30,639 (2024)
HD7Postcode district · Huddersfield
How safe is HD7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD7, 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
HD7National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order3.74.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.