Total Crime Rate

217.2 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 217.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brook Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Brook Gardens (WF13 2TS) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Gardens (WF13 2TS), 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 Brook Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Matthew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Matthew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paulinus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lacey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Boothroyd Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Boothroyd Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speakers Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Boothroyd Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorlands Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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