Postcode · Holmfirth
Crime in HD9 5LY
How much crime is recorded in HD9 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meltham
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
HD9 5LYHolmfirth
How safe is HD9 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD9 5LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.