Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Oak Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 502nd lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Oak Road (LS27 0PU) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (LS27 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Park Parade. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chalner Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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