Total Crime Rate

188.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 188.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Maltings area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 The Maltings (WF14 9PU) in the last 12 months was 188.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Maltings (WF14 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Oddfellows Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Maltings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armoury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huddersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Royd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royd Court
Apr 2026Burglary Royd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royd Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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