Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradd Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 435th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Bradd Close (WF15 6DA) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradd Close (WF15 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Healds Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradd Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Barker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street
Sep 2025Other crime Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A638
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Listing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashton Clough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Clough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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