Crime Rate in Batley West, ward

Batley West has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 2276th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 181st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Batley West in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Batley West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 967 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 34.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,158 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Batley West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.