Postcode district · Cleckheaton
Crime in BD19
How much crime is recorded in BD19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 33,123 (2024)
BD19Postcode district · Cleckheaton
How safe is BD19
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD19, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
BD19National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.