Total Crime Rate

113.5 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Drive
Sep 2025Theft from the person First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eleventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shearings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shearings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fifth Avenue East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miry Lane

Data Sources

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