Crime Rates at Lobley Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DH

Lobley Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lobley Street (WF16 0DH) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lobley Street (WF16 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crofts, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Croft (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.