Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pawson Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 557th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Pawson Street (LS27 0QA) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pawson Street (LS27 0QA), 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 Pawson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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