Crime Rates at Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5EF

Commercial Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 28th 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 Commercial Street (WF17 5EF) in the last 12 months was 457.0 per 1,000 residents and was 262.6% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 258.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (WF17 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.