Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Batley Low Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 253rd 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 Upper Batley Low Lane (WF17 0JF) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Batley Low Lane (WF17 0JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Horse Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corfe Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Batley Low Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Asquith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkby Brow Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkby Brow Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corfe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Horse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order White Horse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Horse Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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