Total Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanningley Grove area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 365th 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 Stanningley Grove (WF16 0EE) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanningley Grove (WF16 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heckmondwike| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oldfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Churchill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A638 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A638 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brooke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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