Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Oliver Road area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 462nd 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 Oliver Road (WF16 9QA) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Road (WF16 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Healey Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lee Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jail Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Healey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jail Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Lee Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawke Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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