Crime Rates at Shelley Avenue, Heckmondwike, WF16 0PE

Shelley Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 637th 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 Shelley Avenue (WF16 0PE) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Avenue (WF16 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Moorside Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.