Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Church Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (WF16 0AT) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WF16 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Peel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6117 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frank Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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