Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leeds Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 567th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (WF17 0EW) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF17 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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