Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Rouse Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 554th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rouse Street (WF15 6LG) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rouse Street (WF15 6LG), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Barker Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rouse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spring Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cliff Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Clough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashton Clough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Barker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kirklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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