Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookroyd Gardens area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 651st highest crime rate of 1,332 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 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookroyd Gardens (WF17 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Law Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Batley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crossings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Nelson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookroyd Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookroyd Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookroyd Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rockhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Avenue | Under investigation |
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