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Crime in WF12 8BL

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

Neighbourhood
Earlsheaton & Chickenley
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,948 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF12 8BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 8BL area, broadly in line with 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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.

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