Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookroyd Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 330th lowest 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 Brookroyd Lane (WF17 0DA) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookroyd Lane (WF17 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookroyd Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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