Crime Rates at Whitechapel Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 6HU

Whitechapel Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 14th 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 Whitechapel Road (BD19 6HU) in the last 12 months was 731.3 per 1,000 residents and was 559.0% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 493.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel Road (BD19 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near Turnsteads Mount. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.