Postcode · Huddersfield
Crime in HD8 8RH
How much crime is recorded in HD8 8RH, 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
- 1,667 (2024)
HD8 8RHHuddersfield
How safe is HD8 8RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD8 8RH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8RHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other crime2.01.5
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.