Crime Rates at Healds Avenue, Liversedge, WF15 6HW

Healds Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Healds Avenue (WF15 6HW) in the last 12 months was 524.8 per 1,000 residents and was 491.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 293.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Healds Avenue (WF15 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sampson Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.