Total Crime Rate

389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 389.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.2 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Drugs 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorside area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 35th 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 Moorside (BD19 6LN) in the last 12 months was 389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 250.6% higher than the Cleckheaton average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 532.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside (BD19 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Highmoor Lane. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 20 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonefield Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Highmoor Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Atlas View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A649 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highmoor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Highmoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highmoor Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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