Total Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 199.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 136.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Park Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Park Street (WF13 4LY) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Park Street (WF13 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near The Oval. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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