Crime Rates at Grace Leather Lane, Batley, WF17 6ND

Grace Leather Lane area has the 66th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 497th 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 Grace Leather Lane (WF17 6ND) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grace Leather Lane (WF17 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Sykes Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.