Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.4 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 186.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 136.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barber Walk area has the 24th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barber Walk (WF13 2PN) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ).

In the area around Barber Walk (WF13 2PN), 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 Barber Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewsbury Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Daisy Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eightlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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