Total Crime Rate

125.7 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Roundway area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 312th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Roundway (LS27 0JR) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Roundway (LS27 0JR), the main crime hotspot is near Birk Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Roundway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Roundway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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