Total Crime
295,480
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in West Yorkshire Police.
Latest month: April 2026
Back to national dashboard
YoY Change
-4.1%
308,272 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+1.8%
69,516 vs 68,266
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 4.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 14.5%
•
Robbery ↑ 9.0%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 0.2%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.3%
•
Public order ↓ 11.7%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 9.5%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
West Yorkshire Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
10,884 |
+14.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
3,749 |
+9.0%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
28,364 |
+0.2%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Possession of weapons
|
2,593 |
+2.6%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
9,435 |
-0.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,597 |
-8.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
2,266 |
-14.1%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
14,220 |
-5.8%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
20,852 |
-4.7%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
15,758 |
-6.3%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
18,654 |
-7.9%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
20,485 |
-9.5%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
23,774 |
-11.7%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 41.6%
|
122,849 |
-3.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |