Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

School Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (WF13 4DU) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (WF13 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Hill Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Staincliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dray View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Leatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Leatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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