Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Well Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 434th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Well Street (WF15 6EL) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (WF15 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Carr Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A638 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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