Huddersfield crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Huddersfield postcode area is 111.3 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 11.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 43.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 138% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 34.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 163% of national crime rate which puts Huddersfield on 9. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 11.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 3.0k cases and has decreased by 20.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	43.1%	13. highest	138%	11.8k	-7.9%
Public order crime →	11.1%	9. highest	163%	3.0k	-20.5%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	8.3%	11. lowest	60%	2.3k	9.0%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.1%	42. highest	101%	2.0k	-9.9%
Other theft crime →	7.0%	34. highest	101%	1.9k	-7.3%
Shoplifting crime →	5.8%	33. lowest	90%	1.6k	34.6%
Burglary crime →	4.7%	23. highest	125%	1.3k	1.5%
Vehicle crime →	4.2%	38. lowest	78%	1.2k	-5.6%
Drugs crime →	3.3%	18. highest	136%	901	7.3%
Other crime →	2.5%	13. highest	151%	675	12.1%
Possession of weapons crime →	1.0%	23. highest	124%	280	-9.7%
Theft from the person crime →	0.8%	37. highest	48%	222	-7.9%
Robbery crime →	0.8%	40. highest	72%	217	12.4%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.3%	2. lowest	29%	78	-39.1%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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