Total Crime Rate

47.6 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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hindley Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 439th 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 Hindley Road (WF15 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hindley Road (WF15 7DQ), 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 Hindley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashton Clough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Clough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Bank 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 2025Other crime John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cliff Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sampson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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