Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Northway Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 189th 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 Northway Crescent (WF14 0LR) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway Crescent (WF14 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Northway. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northway Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Slipper Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northway Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodsome Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Northway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slipper Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunways —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunways —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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