Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Norristhorpe Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 509th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Norristhorpe Avenue (WF15 7AD) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norristhorpe Avenue (WF15 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Park Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norristhorpe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owlet Hurst Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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