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Overview of Kirklees crime rate

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Kirklees is classified with a medium crime level.

Securing the 11th spot among 25 neighboring areas in terms of crime rates, Kirklees reported 51,153 incidents in 2023. With a population of 433,216, this results in a crime rate of 118.08 per 1,000 residents, indicating a marginal decrease of 0.56% from the year before.

Leading crime categories in Kirklees include Violence and sexual offences (42.6%), Public order (11.4%), and Anti-social behaviour (9.2%). Less frequent crimes encompass Theft from the person (0.7%), Robbery (0.7%), and Bicycle theft (0.3%).

Among its 23 wards, Newsome (280.8), Dewsbury East (211.6), and Dewsbury West (158.8) report the highest crime rates, while Holme Valley South (60.1), Denby Dale (52.8), and Kirkburton (49.4) are the safest.

In terms of Postcode districts overlapping with Kirklees, HD1 (266.2), WF12 (232.1), and BD4 (204.8) experience higher crime rates, whereas HX4 (68.0), HD8 (50.4), and HD7 (43.3) are among the safest.

In Kirklees, there has been a rise in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, Shoplifting, and Violence and sexual offences, with significant increases in violence noted in 2021 and 2022, highlighting critical concerns in community safety and public disorder. However, there have been reductions in Anti-social behaviour, Burglary, Criminal damage and arson, Other theft, Public order, Shoplifting, and Vehicle crime, indicating effective countermeasures against these crimes. The decline in anti-social behaviour following its initial rise, alongside decreases in theft and violence in 2023, suggests progress in combating key issues.

Kirklees crime incidents by crime type

A total of 51153 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 21781 (42.6)%
Public order – 5809 (11.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4701 (9.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 4012 (7.8)%
Other theft – 3221 (6.3)%
Shoplifting – 2861 (5.6)%
Vehicle crime – 2515 (4.9)%
Burglary – 2237 (4.4)%
Drugs – 1385 (2.7)%
Other crime – 1304 (2.5)%
Possession of weapons – 443 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 359 (0.7)%
Robbery – 352 (0.7)%
Bicycle theft – 173 (0.3)%

How does Kirklees compare against nearby areas ?

Kirklees ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Kirklees wards

There are 23 wards within Kirklees. Newsome, Dewsbury East, Dewsbury West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 23 wards from high crime rate to low.