Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirklees has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 99th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 districts.
The overall crime rate in Kirklees in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kirklees’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19,068 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 115 cases , down -8.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 7.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -9.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23,722 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 100.8 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newsome | 214.9 | 114.1 (113%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Dewsbury East | 160.4 | 59.6 (59%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Dalton | 139.4 | 38.6 (38%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Batley East | 122.1 | 21.3 (21%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Dewsbury West | 119.6 | 18.8 (19%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Cleckheaton | 110.6 | 9.8 (10%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Ashbrow | 97.4 | -3.4 (-3%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Greenhead | 91.1 | -9.7 (-10%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Dewsbury South | 89.7 | -11.0 (-11%) | High 8/10 |
| 10 | Heckmondwike | 88.7 | -12.1 (-12%) | High 8/10 |
| 11 | Batley West | 87.4 | -13.4 (-13%) | High 8/10 |
| 12 | Almondbury | 86.6 | -14.2 (-14%) | High 8/10 |
| 13 | Golcar | 84.9 | -15.9 (-16%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Mirfield | 82.1 | -18.7 (-19%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Liversedge and Gomersal | 80.8 | -19.9 (-20%) | High 7/10 |
| 16 | Birstall and Birkenshaw | 73.7 | -27.1 (-27%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Crosland Moor and Netherton | 71.6 | -29.2 (-29%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Colne Valley | 61.2 | -39.5 (-39%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 19 | Holme Valley North | 57.9 | -42.8 (-43%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Holme Valley South | 56.7 | -44.1 (-44%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Lindley | 55.9 | -44.8 (-44%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Denby Dale | 51.4 | -49.4 (-49%) | Low 4/10 |
| 23 | Kirkburton | 35.5 | -65.3 (-65%) | Very low 2/10 |
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