Total Crime Rate

95.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 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 95.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Halifax Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Halifax Road (WF16 0EA) in the last 12 months was 95.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (WF16 0EA), 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 Halifax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tidswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Occupation Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Indus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilpin Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawke Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Tidswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lobley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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