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Crime in WF15 8

How much crime is recorded in WF15 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,095 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF15 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF15 8, 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).

WF15 8National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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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