Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Huddersfield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 338th 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 Huddersfield Road (WF15 7PP) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF15 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near April Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmfield (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Heckmondwike

Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lumb Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumb Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmfield Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑