Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellhouse Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellhouse Lane (WF14 0PL) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellhouse Lane (WF14 0PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Orchards, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellhouse Lane (11 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 | Wellhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hepworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camm Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hepworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbottle Close | Under investigation |
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