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Crime in WF13 3LY

How much crime is recorded in WF13 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ravensthorpe
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,721 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF13 3LY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF13 3LY area, above 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Other theft10.14.5
Burglary9.69.1
Public order7.34.6
Drugs6.72.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other crime4.91.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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