Crime Rates at Bridle Street, Batley, WF17 6LU

Bridle Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridle Street (WF17 6LU) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 2200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridle Street (WF17 6LU), 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 Howley Walk (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.