Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 639th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Bradford Road (WF17 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF17 6JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rink Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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