Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hightown Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 363rd 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 Hightown Road (BD19 5JS) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown Road (BD19 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hightown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleckheaton Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cleckheaton Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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