Total Crime Rate

2450.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2450.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 901.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 445.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 398.8 10/10
  • Public order 242.8 10/10
  • Other theft 138.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 104.1 10/10
  • Burglary 46.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Other crime 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
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

Walkley Lane area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walkley Lane (WF16 0NB) in the last 12 months was 2450.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2314.9% higher than the Heckmondwike average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -51.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 676.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkley Lane (WF16 0NB), 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 Walkley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frank Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6117 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carriage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Peel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
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Data Sources

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