Total Crime Rate

473.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 473.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Howley Park Road East area has the 6th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 25th 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 Howley Park Road East (LS27 0SU) in the last 12 months was 473.5 per 1,000 residents and was 275.7% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Park Road East (LS27 0SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 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 Howley Park Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pullan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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