Total Crime Rate

262.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Huddersfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 74th 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 Huddersfield Road (WF14 8AF) in the last 12 months was 262.1 per 1,000 residents and was 225.0% higher than the Mirfield average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF14 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brewery Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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