Crime Rate in Cleckheaton, ward

Cleckheaton has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 1385th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 127th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cleckheaton in the last 12 months was 111.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cleckheaton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 928 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,156 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cleckheaton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Railway Street, with 106 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Albion Street (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.