Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.5 2/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Royd Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Royd Avenue (WF14 9LS) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Mirfield average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Royd Avenue (WF14 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near James Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Royd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastway Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Water Royd Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Royd Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Water Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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