Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heaton Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Avenue (BD19 3ET) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Avenue (BD19 3ET), 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 Heaton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Westgrove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kenmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnup Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Peaseland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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