Crime Rates at Spen Vale Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0NQ

Spen Vale Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 121st 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 Spen Vale Street (WF16 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Vale Street (WF16 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooke Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.