Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Beech Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 342nd 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 Beech Grove (WF14 8AR) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (WF14 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Oddfellows Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royd Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armoury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nettleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Royd Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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