Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 19.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Britannia Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (LS27 0AP) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (LS27 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Parade (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fergusson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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