Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.7 1/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • 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 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
  • 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

Headlands Close area has the lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 20th 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 Headlands Close (WF15 7QL) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headlands Close (WF15 7QL), 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 Headlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Barker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime John William Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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