Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD8 1DY
How much crime is recorded in HD8 1DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
HD8 1DYHuddersfield
How safe is HD8 1DY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD8 1DY area, broadly in line with 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
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
HD8 1DYNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary14.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.