Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heights Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 524th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Heights Lane (WF16 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Lane (WF16 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heights Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernlea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Occupation Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Indus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tidswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tidswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilpin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lobley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linton Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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