Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Goose Hill area has the 26th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 425th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goose Hill (WF16 9EE) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goose Hill (WF16 9EE), 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 Goose Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunnyside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Peel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oldfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Battye Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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