Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 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 176.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fieldhead Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 166th 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 Fieldhead Gardens (WF12 7SN) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fieldhead Gardens (WF12 7SN), 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 Fieldhead Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A653 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chidswell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chidswell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Willerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykes Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A653 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Smallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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