Total Crime Rate

873.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

357.6 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 873.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 357.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.2 10/10
  • Drugs 196.2 10/10
  • Public order 101.3 10/10
  • Burglary 72.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.0 10/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
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

Bradford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 11th 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 Bradford Road (WF13 2EF) in the last 12 months was 873.4 per 1,000 residents and was 615.6% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 357.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF13 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A638 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Textile Street —
Apr 2026Drugs A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tentercroft Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tentercroft Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilburn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Textile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Textile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Stonehyrst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotary Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime David Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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