Total Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 530th 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 Westfield Lane (BD19 6DB) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield Lane (BD19 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foldings Parade, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Popplewell Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cleckheaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foldings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Popplewell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Foldings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foldings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Industrial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foldings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foldings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foldings Court | Under investigation |
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