Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

James Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 305th 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 James Street (WF13 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (WF13 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burking Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boothroyd Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nowell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Public order Boothroyd Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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