West Yorkshire Police Statistics
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The crime rate in West Yorkshire Police's force coverage area is 96 crimes per 1,000 people, for the 12-month period ending April 2026. The most commonly-reported crimes are violence and sexual offences, reported at a rate of roughly 44 reports per 1,000 daytime population.
West Yorkshire Police Crime Map
Incidents mapped in West Yorkshire Police's service area represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to West Yorkshire Police's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around West Yorkshire Police up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of West Yorkshire Police's 88,726 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
West Yorkshire Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within West Yorkshire Police has a crime risk score of 638. This is based on analysis of 88,726 nearby areas within West Yorkshire Police, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in West Yorkshire Police's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in West Yorkshire Police, crime risk scores are typically around 638, while in National they are average 500.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 666 (500 for National), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 701 (National 500).
Trends in Crime Risk
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Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 1.2% in West Yorkshire Police's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in West Yorkshire Police's crime risk score is down by 7%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, West Yorkshire Police's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 6%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
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The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
West Yorkshire Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Burglary offences have a crime rate of 5.18 reports per 1,000 people in West Yorkshire Police, which is 1.65 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 14,194 crime reports logged by West Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Yorkshire Police recorded 23,628 reports of Public Order in West Yorkshire Police, resulting in a crime rate of 8.56 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.48.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.46 times the national average at 44 reports per 1,000. This is from 122,321 crime reports reported to West Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
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Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.34 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.20 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 12% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.20 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.11 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 8% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.63 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.60 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 1.9% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.42 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 2.08 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 32% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.28 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 22% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.14 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.14 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 0% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
West Yorkshire Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 28,379 | 10.30 | 0.73 | 941,224 | 14.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Bicycle Theft | 1,589 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 48,449 | 0.73 | 1.00 | |||
| Burglary | 14,194 | 5.18 | 1.65 | 208,612 | 3.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 20,750 | 7.54 | 1.20 | 418,651 | 6.28 | 1.00 | |||
| Drugs | 10,753 | 3.90 | 1.26 | 205,214 | 3.09 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Crime | 9,202 | 3.35 | 1.81 | 124,230 | 1.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Theft | 18,536 | 6.75 | 1.19 | 378,146 | 5.69 | 1.00 | |||
| Possession of Weapons | 2,562 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 56,620 | 0.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Public Order | 23,628 | 8.56 | 1.48 | 386,297 | 5.80 | 1.00 | |||
| Robbery | 3,718 | 1.35 | 1.14 | 78,386 | 1.18 | 1.00 | |||
| Shoplifting | 20,448 | 7.41 | 1.04 | 475,025 | 7.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Theft From the Person | 2,229 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 103,505 | 1.55 | 1.00 | |||
| Vehicle Crime | 15,708 | 5.69 | 1.32 | 287,068 | 4.30 | 1.00 | |||
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 122,321 | 44.41 | 1.46 | 2,024,722 | 30.40 | 1.00 | |||
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Total Crime by Year
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| 2026 | 265,638 | 96.47 | 1.34 | 4,794,925 | 71.98 | 1.00 | |||
| 2025 | 277,548 | 101.22 | 1.37 | 4,892,734 | 74.03 | 1.00 | |||
| 2024 | 287,294 | 105.60 | 1.40 | 4,937,620 | 75.43 | 1.00 | |||
| 2023 | 313,027 | 116.19 | 1.47 | 5,115,763 | 79.01 | 1.00 | |||
| 2022 | 294,605 | 110.60 | 1.44 | 4,922,645 | 76.81 | 1.00 | |||
| 2021 | 250,813 | 94.48 | 1.38 | 4,369,811 | 68.57 | 1.00 | |||
| 2020 | 275,648 | 104.13 | 1.40 | 4,707,683 | 74.16 | 1.00 | |||
| 2019 | 287,956 | 109.31 | 1.43 | 4,824,370 | 76.25 | 1.00 | |||
| 2018 | 256,320 | 97.73 | 1.37 | 4,484,151 | 71.12 | 1.00 | |||
| 2017 | 226,409 | 86.55 | 1.35 | 4,011,470 | 63.94 | 1.00 | |||
| 2016 | 67,862 | 26.03 | 1.36 | 1,195,221 | 19.07 | 1.00 | |||
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West Yorkshire Police: Major Towns & Cities Compared
| Town / City | Crime Count | Crime Rate | CrimeRate Index | ||||||
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| Trident | 3,421 | 147.11 | 2.07 | ||||||
| Knottingley | 1,340 | 129.24 | 1.89 | ||||||
| South Kirkby and Moorthorpe | 1,533 | 125.18 | 1.80 | ||||||
| Castleford | 6,059 | 123.63 | 1.72 | ||||||
| Bradford | 46,254 | 121.67 | 1.69 | ||||||
| Halifax | 11,971 | 119.38 | 1.66 | ||||||
| Wakefield | 11,738 | 117.54 | 1.63 | ||||||
| Featherstone | 2,279 | 113.14 | 1.61 | ||||||
| Dewsbury | 7,604 | 110.47 | 1.54 | ||||||
| Keighley | 6,863 | 108.93 | 1.52 | ||||||
| Hemsworth | 1,664 | 108.33 | 1.55 | ||||||
| Leeds | 85,060 | 107.18 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Pontefract | 3,626 | 103.77 | 1.46 | ||||||
| Heckmondwike | 1,335 | 99.31 | 1.42 | ||||||
| Huddersfield | 15,749 | 97.95 | 1.36 | ||||||
| Cleckheaton | 1,440 | 97.56 | 1.39 | ||||||
| Morley | 4,230 | 95.96 | 1.34 | ||||||
| Shipley | 1,779 | 95.13 | 1.35 | ||||||
| Yeadon | 1,471 | 94.70 | 1.35 | ||||||
| Batley | 4,131 | 88.83 | 1.24 | ||||||
| Clayton | 825 | 85.82 | 1.34 | ||||||
| Elland | 1,446 | 85.22 | 1.23 | ||||||
| Todmorden | 1,433 | 85.12 | 1.23 | ||||||
| Brighouse | 2,918 | 83.30 | 1.17 | ||||||
| South Elmsall | 672 | 80.93 | 1.22 | ||||||
| Pudsey | 3,056 | 80.60 | 1.13 | ||||||
| Horbury | 804 | 77.83 | 1.21 | ||||||
| Rothwell | 1,415 | 75.44 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Liversedge | 1,250 | 73.96 | 1.06 | ||||||
| Guiseley | 947 | 72.09 | 1.08 | ||||||
| Normanton | 1,763 | 71.61 | 1.03 | ||||||
| Hebden Royd | 744 | 71.55 | 1.05 | ||||||
| Mirfield | 1,466 | 69.74 | 1.02 | ||||||
| East Ardsley | 1,020 | 69.43 | 1.03 | ||||||
| Baildon | 1,210 | 65.54 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Bingley | 1,728 | 63.21 | 0.90 | ||||||
| Ossett | 1,435 | 63.05 | 0.91 | ||||||
| Wetherby | 812 | 57.32 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Silsden | 554 | 57.16 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Otley | 866 | 55.77 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Horsforth | 1,389 | 54.91 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Kippax | 543 | 53.61 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Meltham | 503 | 52.31 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Ackworth | 428 | 50.77 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Ripponden | 402 | 50.69 | 0.85 | ||||||
| Crigglestone | 660 | 49.15 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Garforth | 775 | 48.16 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Holme Valley | 1,392 | 47.86 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Kirkburton | 1,221 | 45.34 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Denby Dale | 761 | 42.62 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Ilkley | 696 | 41.33 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Alwoodley | 321 | 34.32 | 0.56 | ||||||
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