Total Crime Rate

274.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hare Park Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Hare Park Close (WF15 8DW) in the last 12 months was 274.6 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 171.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hare Park Close (WF15 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Hare Park Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hare Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltons Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harepark Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harepark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hare Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hare Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hare Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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