Postcode · Holmfirth
Crime in HD9 1LF
How much crime is recorded in HD9 1LF, 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
- 1,926 (2024)
HD9 1LFHolmfirth
How safe is HD9 1LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD9 1LF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1LFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% 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.