Total Crime Rate

224.7 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 224.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.2 10/10
  • Other crime 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Northway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 (WF14 0LW) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.6% higher than the Mirfield average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (WF14 0LW), the main crime hotspot is near Northway. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slipper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orlando Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orlando Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Slipper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oliver Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oliver Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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