Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Upper Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 635th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Lane (BD19 4JF) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Lane (BD19 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley Walk, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shirley Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nibshaw Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Mount —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gomersal Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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