Crime Rate in Heckmondwike, ward

Heckmondwike has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 1712th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 151st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heckmondwike in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heckmondwike’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 877 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,108 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heckmondwike ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.