Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pratt Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Pratt Lane (WF14 9LX) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Mirfield average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pratt Lane (WF14 9LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Side Estate, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfields Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mirfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Savile Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfields Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Mount | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Mount | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Over Hall Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pumphouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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