Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halifax Road area has the lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Halifax Road (WF15 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% lower than the Cleckheaton average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halifax Road (WF15 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Twelfth Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 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 | Other theft | Twelfth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atlas View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mistral Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fifth Avenue East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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