Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cemetery Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 223rd 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 Cemetery Road (WF16 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (WF16 9DZ), the main crime hotspot is near B6117. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oldfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Peel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Battye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brooke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ings Mill Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarydon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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