Total Crime Rate
165.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 184th 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 Fox Street (WF17 5QA) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Street (WF17 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Batley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rouse Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rouse Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rouse Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hick Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilberoyd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Walker Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hick Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hick Lane | Under investigation |
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