Crime Rates at Buttershaw Lane, Liversedge, WF15 8HD

Buttershaw Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 628th highest 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 Buttershaw Lane (WF15 8HD) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttershaw Lane (WF15 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seventh Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue West (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.