Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford & Heckmondwike Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford & Heckmondwike Road (BD4 6PD) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford & Heckmondwike Road (BD4 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate Hill Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford & Heckmondwike Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A651 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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