Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 229.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitcliffe Square (BD19 3PL) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% higher than the Cleckheaton average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 143.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcliffe Square (BD19 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Railway Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitcliffe Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A638 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A638 —
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netherfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Public order Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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