Postcode · Holmfirth
Crime in HD9 5LS
How much crime is recorded in HD9 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meltham
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
HD9 5LSHolmfirth
How safe is HD9 5LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD9 5LS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.