Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltons Heights area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cleckheaton , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Waltons Heights (WF15 8ND) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Cleckheaton average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltons Heights (WF15 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Seventh Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltons Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harepark Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harepark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hare Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hare Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hare Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltons Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Lincs Wold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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