Total Crime Rate

338.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 338.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 85.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 54.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moorside area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Moorside (BD19 6LN) in the last 12 months was 338.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.1% higher than the Cleckheaton average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 413.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside (BD19 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Highmoor Lane. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highmoor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Highmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moorside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atlas View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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