Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Francis 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.
View Crime In Mirfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nettleton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Knowl Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Royd Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Huddersfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heathfield | Under investigation |
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