Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 567th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Lane (BD19 4JF) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Heckmondwike average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Lane (BD19 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley Terrace, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shirley Parade (16 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shirley Parade Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoney Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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