Total Crime Rate
89.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Road area has the 70th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 517th 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 Warwick Road (WF17 6BB) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Road (WF17 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Grove (15 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 | Other theft | Howard Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Mount Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Savile Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Mount Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carr Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perseverance Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Milton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Crescent | Under investigation |
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