Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harewood Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 580th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harewood Avenue (WF16 0DB) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Heckmondwike average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Avenue (WF16 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kilpin Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harewood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Indus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lobley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilpin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linton Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Churchill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernlea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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