Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firthcliffe Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 665th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Firthcliffe Road (WF15 6HB) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firthcliffe Road (WF15 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Listing Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firthcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firthcliffe Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firthcliffe View —
Apr 2026Public order Firthcliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Firthcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firthcliffe Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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