Total Crime Rate

429.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 429.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.6 10/10
  • Other theft 56.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Providence Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Providence Place (LS27 0LW) in the last 12 months was 429.1 per 1,000 residents and was 240.5% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 241.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Providence Place (LS27 0LW), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Providence Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howden Clough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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