Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carr Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 353rd 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 Carr Lane (WF13 3NR) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Lane (WF13 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carr Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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