Total Crime Rate

123.1 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arlington Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arlington Mews (WF16 0QB) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arlington Mews (WF16 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goose Hill (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arlington Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walkley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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