Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Halifax Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 371st highest 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 Halifax Road (WF15 8HG) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (WF15 8HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonefield Street
Sep 2025Other crime Atlas View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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