Crime Rates at Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 5LW

Bradford Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (WF17 5LW) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF17 5LW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.