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West Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

296,858

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.7%

308,214 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-5.4%

67,565 vs 71,413

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.7% in this area.

Driven by

• Drugs ↑ 13.4%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 1.3%

• Robbery ↑ 9.5%

Offset by

• Public order ↓ 10.7%

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.1%

• Shoplifting ↓ 9.5%

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	10,756	+13.4% vs +12.3% nationally	3.6%	↑ Up
Robbery	3,728	+9.5% vs +9.3% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	2,597	+3.1% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	28,357	+1.3% vs -0.2% nationally	9.6%	↑ Up
Other crime	9,361	-1.2% vs -3.0% nationally	3.2%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 41.8%	123,967	-2.1% vs +1.1% nationally	41.8%	↓ Down
Burglary	14,338	-5.4% vs -9.2% nationally	4.8%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	20,813	-5.4% vs -4.2% nationally	7.0%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	1,630	-5.5% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Other theft	18,738	-8.0% vs -6.9% nationally	6.3%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	15,665	-8.7% vs -11.7% nationally	5.3%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	20,535	-9.5% vs -4.9% nationally	6.9%	↓ Down
Public order	24,074	-10.7% vs -4.3% nationally	8.1%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	2,299	-14.1% vs -20.1% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down