Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Street area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 551st 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 Grafton Street (WF17 6AR) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Street (WF17 6AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Walker Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Mount Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Mount Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Perseverance Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rouse Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rouse Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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