Total Crime Rate

759.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

306.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 759.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 306.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 72.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitcliffe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitcliffe Road (BD19 3BX) in the last 12 months was 759.8 per 1,000 residents and was 586.9% higher than the Cleckheaton average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 306.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcliffe Road (BD19 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porritt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peaseland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnup Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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