Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clarydon Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Clarydon Place (WF16 9LS) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Heckmondwike average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarydon Place (WF16 9LS), 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 Clarydon Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barracks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Peel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oldfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate —
Apr 2026Public order Oak Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ings Mill Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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