Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 249.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellhouse Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellhouse Lane (WF14 0BD) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher than the Mirfield average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% 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 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Side Estate (13 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crossley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Green Side Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Side Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Green Side Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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