Total Crime
299,629
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
-3.0%
308,867 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-11.2%
68,266 vs 76,893
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 3.0% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 11.7%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 0.6%
•
Robbery ↑ 13.8%
Offset by
•
Public order ↓ 8.4%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 11.6%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 8.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 42.2%
|
126,368 |
+0.6%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
27,936 |
-1.1%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
24,823 |
-8.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
20,892 |
-8.6%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
20,703 |
-8.0%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
18,866 |
-8.5%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
15,569 |
-11.6%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
14,270 |
-6.5%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
10,510 |
+11.7%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
9,368 |
+0.5%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Robbery
|
3,733 |
+13.8%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
2,627 |
+3.8%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
2,350 |
-15.3%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,614 |
-7.2%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |