Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunbottle Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 481st lowest 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 Dunbottle Lane (WF14 9HY) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunbottle Lane (WF14 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunbottle Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunbottle Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunbottle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbottle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbottle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camm Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbottle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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