Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Borrowdale Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 203rd 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 Borrowdale Road (WF12 7PF) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Road (WF12 7PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lumley Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windermere Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borrowdale Road area

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

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