Postcode · Heckmondwike
Crime in WF16 9FA
How much crime is recorded in WF16 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heckmondwike North
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
How safe is WF16 9FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF16 9FA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
WF16 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.