Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (BD11 2AP) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (BD11 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allen Croft (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Croft —
Sep 2025Burglary Allen Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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