Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Healds Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 631st lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Healds Road (WF13 4HT) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Healds Road (WF13 4HT), 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 Healds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Staincliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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 2026Public order Hospital Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Mews 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Public order Back Gladstone Street Under investigation
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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