Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heath Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Grove (WF17 6RE) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Grove (WF17 6RE), 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 Hill Rise (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norgarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Regent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Croft Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Lydgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norgarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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