Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knowler Hill area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowler Hill (WF15 6PH) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Cleckheaton average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowler Hill (WF15 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headlands Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowler Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklands
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ripley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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