Postcode · Liversedge
Crime in WF15 8JS
How much crime is recorded in WF15 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Hartshead Moor
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
How safe is WF15 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF15 8JS area, more than double 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
71.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences64.423.6
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Other theft6.24.5
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.82.4
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.