Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.1 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lacey Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 133rd 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 Lacey Street (WF13 2RF) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Street (WF13 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lacey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pinfold Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Pinfold Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Matthew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paulinus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Unity Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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