Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowbank Crescent area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 637th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowbank Crescent (WF14 9QL) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowbank Crescent (WF14 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowbank Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ford Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monkfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nab Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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