Total Crime Rate

2751.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2751.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 797.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 742.4 10/10
  • Public order 384.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 181.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 130.3 10/10
  • Other theft 106.1 10/10
  • Drugs 97.0 10/10
  • Robbery 75.8 10/10
  • Burglary 54.6 10/10
  • Other crime 48.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.2 10/10
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

Wellington Road area has the highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 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 Wellington Road (WF13 1HF) in the last 12 months was 2751.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2083.4% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 407 (≈ 1233.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (WF13 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Westgate. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Aldams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Daisy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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