Crime Rates at Oaks Road, Batley, WF17 6NS

Oaks Road area has the 75th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 536th highest 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 Oaks Road (WF17 6NS) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Road (WF17 6NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregory Street, where police recorded 22 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.