Crime Rates at Towngate Grove, Mirfield, WF14 9JF

Towngate Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 488th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towngate Grove (WF14 9JF) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towngate Grove (WF14 9JF), 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.