Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Links Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 487th 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 Links Avenue (BD19 4EG) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Avenue (BD19 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A58, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehall Road West (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Links Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilroyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilroyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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