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Crime in WF17 1DF
How much crime is recorded in WF17 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
How safe is WF17 1DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 1DF area, 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
WF17 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary20.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.