Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Huddersfield 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.
View Crime In Mirfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewery Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brewery Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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