Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 73.7 6/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Huddersfield Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 642nd highest 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 Huddersfield Road (WF15 7NX) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF15 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Duxbury Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

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

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