Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 249th 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 Huddersfield Road (WF14 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF14 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oddfellows Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hirst Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armoury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royd Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwick Fold Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Fold Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Royd Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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