Mirfield Central & Hopton
Middle areaEast Kirklees. 6,925 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 92% of people in Mirfield Central & Hopton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mirfield Central & Hopton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mirfield Central & Hopton at a rate of 97.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 282 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 115 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Mirfield Central & Hopton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Mirfield Central & Hopton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mirfield Central & Hopton at a rate of 97.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mirfield Central & Hopton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), anti-social behaviour (115) and other crime (103).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Kirklees
These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Mirfield Central & Hopton alone. See Kirklees
Mirfield Central & Hopton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Mirfield Central & Hopton was £243,000 in 2025.
Mirfield Central & Hopton had 6,930 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Mirfield Central & Hopton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mirfield Central & Hopton, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.