Crime Rates at Lower Blacup, Cleckheaton, BD19 5JB

Lower Blacup area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Blacup (BD19 5JB) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Blacup (BD19 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.