Total Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornton Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Street (BD19 5NB) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornton Street (BD19 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spen Bank, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Drive (8 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 | Howard Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buttercup Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Thorntonville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Drive | Under investigation |
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