Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
Middle areaNorth east Kirklees. 6,713 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton at a rate of 101.9 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 | 303 |
| Other crime | 132 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton at a rate of 101.9 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, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (303), other crime (132) and anti-social behaviour (75).
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 Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton alone. See Kirklees
Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton was £218,750 in 2025.
Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton had 6,250 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.