Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 459th 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 3PH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Dewsbury West average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heckmondwike Road (WF13 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry View. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaver Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pump Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckett Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckett Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Westfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coney Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Heckmondwike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coney Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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