Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Solway Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Solway Road (WF17 6HA) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Road (WF17 6HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fort Ann Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lydgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Regent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solway Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Norgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Croft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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