Postcode · Mirfield
Crime in WF14 9DF
How much crime is recorded in WF14 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battyeford
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
How safe is WF14 9DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF14 9DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF14 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.