Total Crime Rate

233.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 233.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Halifax Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Halifax Road (WF13 4AF) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (WF13 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorncliffe Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Walk Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullingworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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