Total Crime Rate

267.1 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 267.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Moorlands Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Moorlands Terrace (WF13 2LA) in the last 12 months was 267.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands Terrace (WF13 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stonefield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jesmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Park Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsome Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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