Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Willerton Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 91st 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 Willerton Close (WF12 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willerton Close (WF12 7SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chidswell Gardens, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sykes Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willerton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Willerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykes Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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