Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD8 8FG
How much crime is recorded in HD8 8FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelley & Shepley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
HD8 8FGHuddersfield
How safe is HD8 8FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD8 8FG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8FGNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.