Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hightown Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hightown Road (WF15 8DG) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Cleckheaton average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown Road (WF15 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Hightown Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hightown Road area

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Data Sources

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