Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookroyd Gardens area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 631st 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 Brookroyd Gardens (WF17 0ER) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookroyd Gardens (WF17 0ER), the main crime hotspot is near Lea View. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Batley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arthur Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithies Moor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bower | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Bower | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea View | Under investigation |
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