Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oxford Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 425th 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 Oxford Road (WF13 4LL) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (WF13 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oastler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oastler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oastler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speakers Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Park Street
Sep 2025Drugs West Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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