Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Solway Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 613th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 6HH) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Road (WF17 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydgate Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Avenue (10 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6124 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laithe Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soothill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soothill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soothill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Follingworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lydgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lydgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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