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Crime in WF4 4BX

How much crime is recorded in WF4 4BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kirkburton & Farnley Tyas
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,505 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF4 4BX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 4BX 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

WF4 4BXNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Burglary14.19.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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