Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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
  • 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

Woodward Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 270th 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 Woodward Court (WF14 0PY) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodward Court (WF14 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellhouse Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarryfields (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodward Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenside Mount —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenside Mount —
Apr 2026Burglary Lockwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lockwood Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Over Hall Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pumphouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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