Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carlton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carlton Road (WF16 9DE) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road (WF16 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almondroyd, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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