Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.0 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 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

The Villas area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 70th 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 The Villas (BD19 3SE) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Villas (BD19 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Brooke Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cleckheaton Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brooke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buttercup Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netherfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleckheaton Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Terrace —
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Data Sources

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