Total Crime Rate

496.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

382.2 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 496.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 382.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 302.6 10/10
  • Public order 76.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Squirrel End area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Squirrel End (WF13 4AG) in the last 12 months was 496.8 per 1,000 residents and was 468.4% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 382.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squirrel End (WF13 4AG), 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 Squirrel End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Lodge Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullingworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brewerton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End View —
Apr 2026Drugs Jensen Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlinghow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Staincliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dray View —
Apr 2026Public order Hillary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hillary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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