Total Crime Rate

119.8 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Station Court area has the 24th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 341st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Station Court (WF16 0JP) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 138.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Station Court (WF16 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Station Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6117 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carriage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarydon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frank Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place
Sep 2025Public order Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Peel Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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