Total Crime Rate
91.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windy Bank Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 524th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windy Bank Lane (WF15 8HA) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windy Bank Lane (WF15 8HA), the main crime hotspot is near Fifth Avenue West. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cleckheaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Twelfth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mistral Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atlas View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
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