Postcode · Heckmondwike
Crime in WF16 9NB
How much crime is recorded in WF16 9NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Staincliffe & Healey
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,432 (2024)
WF16 9NBHeckmondwike
How safe is WF16 9NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF16 9NB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 9NBNational
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Burglary20.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime4.71.5
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.