Total Crime Rate

628.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 628.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 256.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Public order 74.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Spring Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Spring Street (WF15 6JS) in the last 12 months was 628.1 per 1,000 residents and was 518.9% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 351.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Street (WF15 6JS), 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 Spring Street area

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

Data Sources

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