Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cliff Hollins Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 457th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Hollins Lane (BD4 6RQ) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cliff Hollins Lane (BD4 6RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliff Hollins Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toftshaw Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosedale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cliff Hollins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Hollins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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