Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Park Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Park Street (WF13 4LD) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park Street (WF13 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckett Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Park Street —
Sep 2025Drugs West Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jesmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tate Naylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tate Naylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tate Naylor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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