Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Grange Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (WF12 7HS) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (WF12 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Smallwood Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A653 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Smallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Smallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A653 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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