Postcode · Cleckheaton
Crime in BD19 4BR
How much crime is recorded in BD19 4BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenshaw
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
BD19 4BRCleckheaton
How safe is BD19 4BR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD19 4BR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BD19 4BRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.