Total Crime Rate
169.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cliff Hollins Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% higher than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 217.0% 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 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toftshaw Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toftshaw Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raikes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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