Total Crime Rate
45.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (WF17 7AT) in the last 12 months was 45.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Batley West average (88.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (WF17 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Fold, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Batley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lime Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Millbrook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorncliffe Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fox View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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