Total Crime Rate

524.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 524.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 293.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.8 9/10
  • Public order 74.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Spring Street 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 Spring Street (WF15 6JS) 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 Spring Street (WF15 6JS), 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 Spring Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson 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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