Total Crime Rate
91.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halifax Road 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 Halifax Road (WF15 8HL) 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 Halifax Road (WF15 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenth Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cleckheaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fifth Avenue East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Eleventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Twelfth Avenue | Under investigation |
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