Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barfield Court area has the 47th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Barfield Court (LS27 0FW) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfield Court (LS27 0FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howley Park Road East, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barfield Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barfield Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Howley Park Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howley Park Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howley Park Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elvaston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenslea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howley Park Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alden Court

Data Sources

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