Postcode · Holmfirth
Crime in HD9 1EW
How much crime is recorded in HD9 1EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
HD9 1EWHolmfirth
How safe is HD9 1EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD9 1EW area, 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
HD9 1EWNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.