Total Crime Rate

1410.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1410.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 547.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.0 10/10
  • Public order 203.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.5 10/10
  • Other theft 45.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Branch Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branch Road (WF17 5SB) in the last 12 months was 1410.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1018.9% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 207 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 460.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Road (WF17 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Branch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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