Total Crime Rate

231.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (WF17 0HY) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% higher than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF17 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Corfe Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corfe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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