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Crime in WF14 8

How much crime is recorded in WF14 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,215 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF14 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF14 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).

WF14 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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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