Total Crime Rate

119.5 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leyburn Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Leyburn Avenue (WF16 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Avenue (WF16 9PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairmoor Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowther Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowther Road —
Sep 2025Public order Fairmoor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmoor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonedene Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Riding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asquith Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asquith Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayner Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Asquith Fields —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Asquith Fields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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