West Yorkshire Police Crime Trends

West Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in West Yorkshire Police.

Total Crime

293,971

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.1%

306,554 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+12.6%

76,085 vs 67,565

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.1% in this area.

Driven by

• Drugs ↑ 14.6%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 1.8%

• Robbery ↑ 10.4%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.2%

• Public order ↓ 12.3%

• Shoplifting ↓ 6.8%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Drugs	11,031	+14.6% vs +3.5% nationally	3.8%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	28,475	+1.8% vs -1.3% nationally	9.7%	↑ Up
Robbery	3,808	+10.4% vs +9.2% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	2,605	+4.2% vs +8.5% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Other crime	9,470	+0.1% vs -2.0% nationally	3.2%	→ Flat
Bicycle theft	1,637	+0.3% vs -8.5% nationally	0.6%	→ Flat
Theft from the person	2,212	-13.6% vs -20.9% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	15,918	-2.2% vs -7.0% nationally	5.4%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	21,077	-2.1% vs -4.8% nationally	7.2%	↓ Down
Burglary	13,997	-7.9% vs -6.3% nationally	4.8%	↓ Down
Other theft	18,644	-6.2% vs -4.6% nationally	6.3%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	20,900	-6.8% vs -2.3% nationally	7.1%	↓ Down
Public order	23,284	-12.3% vs -3.2% nationally	7.9%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 41.1%	120,913	-5.2% vs +1.4% nationally	41.1%	↓ Down