Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halifax Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 373rd 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 8JD) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halifax Road (WF15 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Miry Lane, 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shearings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shearings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fifth Avenue East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tenth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Miry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Miry Lane | — |
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