Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 444th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (WF15 8LA) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (WF15 8LA), 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 Fourth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fifth Avenue East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eleventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fern Croft 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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