Total Crime Rate

123.5 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Jeremy Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Jeremy Lane (WF16 9HP) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jeremy Lane (WF16 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6117, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jeremy Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fountain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nunroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nunroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Peel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frank Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6117 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarydon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cemetery Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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