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Crime in HD9 7

How much crime is recorded in HD9 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
17,604 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD9 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD9 7, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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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