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Crime in WF12 8BB

How much crime is recorded in WF12 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Earlsheaton & Chickenley
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,750 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF12 8BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 8BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WF12 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences42.023.6
Shoplifting12.48.4
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.84.5
Other crime3.91.5
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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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