Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chadwick Fold Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chadwick Fold Lane (WF14 8PF) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chadwick Fold Lane (WF14 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Saint Paul'S Lock. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chadwick Fold Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ledgard Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Paul'S Lock Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hirst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hirst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hirst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Paul'S Lock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Paul'S Lock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Paul'S Lock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Paul'S Lock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ledgard Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Brook Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirst Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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