Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heckmondwike Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heckmondwike Road (WF13 3NU) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heckmondwike Road (WF13 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Hill Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heckmondwike Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorside Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheat Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Heckmondwike Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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