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Crime in WF14 9

How much crime is recorded in WF14 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
18,691 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF14 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF14 9, 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary9.39.1
Shoplifting7.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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