Crime Rates at Brown Street, Mirfield, WF14 9RT

Brown Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Mirfield , and the 611th 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 Brown Street (WF14 9RT) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Street (WF14 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Maltings, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littlemoor Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.