Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD8 8JE
How much crime is recorded in HD8 8JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelley & Shepley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
HD8 8JEHuddersfield
How safe is HD8 8JE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 4.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD8 8JE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 8JENational
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Violence and sexual offences2.523.6
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft0.84.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.