Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunny Bank Walk area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 488th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunny Bank Walk (WF14 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunny Bank Walk (WF14 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southway (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mirfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finching Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kiln Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garforth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linnet Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastway Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oliver Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oliver Gardens | Under investigation |
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