Crime Rates at Bridle Street, Batley, WF17 6LU

Bridle Street area has the 75th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 560th 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 Bridle Street (WF17 6LU) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -73.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridle Street (WF17 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardigan Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howley Walk (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.