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

Waspsnest Court 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 Waspsnest Court (WF14 9FB) 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 Waspsnest Court (WF14 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waspsnest Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nab Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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