Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Park Street area has the 48th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 317th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 New Park Street (LS27 0PT) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Park Street (LS27 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Park Parade. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frensham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vickers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Scatcherd Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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