Area type
Metropolitan County
Population
2,349,987
Murder rate
1.2
Burglary rate
579.8
Drug offences rate
353.2
Weapon offences rate
103.2
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in West Yorkshire is 12,961 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 304,585 incidents of crime, a 42,841 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in West Yorkshire grew by 16.4% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 5.0% per year.
There were 129,642 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 5,517) in West Yorkshire in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in West Yorkshire is about a 5.52% chance per year.
There were 72,539 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 3,087) in West Yorkshire in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in West Yorkshire is about a 3.09% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in West Yorkshire is 1.2. There were 29 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in West Yorkshire, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
The safest area in West Yorkshire is Kirklees when ordered by crime rate, where the crime rate is 10,718. The most dangerous area in West Yorkshire is Bradford, where the crime rate is 13,875. The crime rate in Bradford is 1.3 times higher than in Kirklees.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 16% growth in crime in West Yorkshire. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in West Yorkshire is Theft from the person which changed by 67.3% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in West Yorkshire was Residential burglary which changed by -5.2% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in West Yorkshire have risen by 100.6% between 2011 and 2021 from 12,111 to 24,298 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 10.7% from 28 to 25 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in West Yorkshire are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in West Yorkshire have fallen by 26.8% between 2011 and 2021 from 13,921 to 10,194 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 37.1% from 21,232 to 13,350 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in West Yorkshire between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 53,834 | 2,291 | 18% |
| Violence without injury | 46,173 | 1,965 | 15% |
| Public order offences | 43,285 | 1,842 | 14% |
| Violence with injury | 29,538 | 1,257 | 10% |
| Criminal damage | 29,207 | 1,243 | 10% |
| All other theft offences | 21,298 | 906 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 16,399 | 698 | 5% |
| Vehicle offences | 16,136 | 687 | 5% |
| Residential burglary | 9,667 | 411 | 3% |
| Sexual offences | 9,414 | 401 | 3% |
The safest area in West Yorkshire based on crime rate is Kirklees, where the crime rate is 10,718. In the past year, there were 46,445 total incidents of crime in Kirklees.
Rank | Area | incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirklees Metropolitan District | 46,445 | 10,718 |
| 2 | Calderdale Metropolitan District | 25,493 | 12,326 |
| 3 | Wakefield Metropolitan District | 45,931 | 12,982 |
| 4 | Leeds Metropolitan District | 110,823 | 13,698 |
| 5 | Bradford Metropolitan District | 75,893 | 13,875 |
The most dangerous area in West Yorkshire based on crime rate is Bradford, where the crime rate is 13,875. In the past year, there were 75,893 total incidents of crime in Bradford.
Rank | Area | Incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Metropolitan District | 75,893 | 13,875 |
| 2 | Leeds Metropolitan District | 110,823 | 13,698 |
| 3 | Wakefield Metropolitan District | 45,931 | 12,982 |
| 4 | Calderdale Metropolitan District | 25,493 | 12,326 |
| 5 | Kirklees Metropolitan District | 46,445 | 10,718 |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime