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Crime in WF13 2

How much crime is recorded in WF13 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
14,364 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF13 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF13 2, 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
57.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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).

WF13 2National
Violence and sexual offences45.223.6
Shoplifting30.18.4
Burglary22.29.1
Public order14.54.6
Drugs9.72.4
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft7.34.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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