Total Crime Rate

360.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 360.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 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
  • 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

Garforth Court area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Garforth Court (WF14 0ND) in the last 12 months was 360.0 per 1,000 residents and was 338.4% higher than the Mirfield average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garforth Court (WF14 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southway (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garforth Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley 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 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Robin Royd Garth Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holmdene Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kiln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Holmdene Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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