Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.6 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 231.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Commercial Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 97th 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 Commercial Road (WF13 2BD) in the last 12 months was 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (WF13 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eightlands Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eightlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilburn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Textile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Textile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Textile Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eightlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eightlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewsbury Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eightlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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