Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorlands Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 655th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moorlands Road (BD19 5ED) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorlands Road (BD19 5ED), 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.
View Crime In Cleckheaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fairfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleckheaton Bus Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cleckheaton Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albion Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorlands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Railway Street | Under investigation |
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