Total Crime Rate
249.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodward Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Woodward Court (WF14 0PY) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodward Court (WF14 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenside Mount, where police recorded 24 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hepworth Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Wellhouse Lane | Under investigation |
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