Total Crime Rate

261.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.4 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 261.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knowles Hill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Hill Road (WF13 4QS) in the last 12 months was 261.3 per 1,000 residents and was 199.0% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 153.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Hill Road (WF13 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Hill Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorside Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarr End View —
Apr 2026Public order Brewerton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Staincliffe Crescent 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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