Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Centre Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 619th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Centre Street (WF16 9JD) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centre Street (WF16 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Centre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ings Mill Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Peel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barracks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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