Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wellhouse Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 270th 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 Wellhouse Lane (WF14 0BD) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Mirfield average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhouse Lane (WF14 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellhouse Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Savile Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lockwood Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Lockwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenside Mount —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenside Mount —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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