Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Heckmondwike Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Heckmondwike Road (WF13 3NF) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heckmondwike Road (WF13 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Knowles Hill Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heckmondwike Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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