Crime Rates at Foldings Road, Scholes, Cleckheaton, BD19 6DF

Foldings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foldings Road (BD19 6DF) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Cleckheaton average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foldings Road (BD19 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Foldings Parade. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.