Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 360th 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 Leeds Road (WF17 0HH) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF17 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milroyd Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harefield Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornfield Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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