Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leeds Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (WF12 7DR) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF12 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Coates Close. 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 Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lumley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mardale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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