Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (WF15 6DR) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Heckmondwike average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WF15 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Barker Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rouse Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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