Crime Rates at Briggate, Huddersfield, HD5 9ST

Briggate area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briggate (HD5 9ST) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggate (HD5 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near The Grange. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.