Total Crime Rate

299.4 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 299.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeds Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 50th 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 Leeds Road (WF12 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 299.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 171.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF12 7QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hillesley Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Smallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A653 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6128 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Waller Vc Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Waller Vc Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smallwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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