Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Huddersfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Huddersfield Road (WF14 8AE) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF14 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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