Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Knowl Road 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 Back Knowl Road (WF14 9SA) 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 Back Knowl Road (WF14 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsome Drive, where police recorded 14 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.

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Crime Over Time in Back Knowl Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Knowl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Royd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodsome Drive 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 2026Other theft Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heathfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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