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Crime in HD9 5

How much crime is recorded in HD9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
9,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD9 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD9 5, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

HD9 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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