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Crime in WF17 8BL
How much crime is recorded in WF17 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Staincliffe & Healey
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
How safe is WF17 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 8BL area, 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary16.09.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.