Crime in WF15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
WF15 recorded 115 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.01 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 24.3% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring52.69 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment115 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 24.3% year-on-year
Total Crimes
115Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within WF15 district
Kirklees
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Second Avenue Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5 | 5 |
| Fern Croft Map | total: 4 Drugs: 4 | 4 |
| Hare Park Avenue Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1 | 4 |
| Duxbury Gardens Map | total: 4 Other crime: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 4 Public order: 2 Shoplifting: 2 | 4 |
| Sydney Street Map | total: 4 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Ninth Avenue Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Third Avenue Map | total: 3 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Eleventh Avenue Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Kirklands Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: WF15
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WF15 (38.3%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.7%) and Public Order (9.6%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in WF15 has fallen sharply — by 24.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for WF15 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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