Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priestley Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 613th 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 Priestley Avenue (WF16 9AY) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestley Avenue (WF16 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priestley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Berwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leefield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6122 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crabtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piperwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piperwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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