Total Crime Rate
207.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heckmondwike , and the 125th 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 Oak Street (WF16 9QN) in the last 12 months was 207.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 133.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Street (WF16 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heckmondwike| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B6117 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sharpe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battye Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
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