Total Crime Rate

125.0 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle 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.
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Crime overview

High 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 High Street (WF16 0DL) 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 High Street (WF16 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lobley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lobley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Tidswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Top Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Crofts Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heights Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Crofts Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Occupation Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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