Crime Rates at Church Road, Batley, WF17 0ND

Church Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 584th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WF17 0ND) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WF17 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.