Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Francis View area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 620th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Francis View (WF14 9BE) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis View (WF14 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huddersfield Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littlemoor Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Francis View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Knowl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Royd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huddersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heathfield Under investigation

Data Sources

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