Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hyrstlands Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 528th lowest 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 Hyrstlands Road (WF17 7JH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hyrstlands Road (WF17 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Batley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Purlwell Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Purlwell Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Beaumont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carr Side Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Purlwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyrst Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyrst Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyrst Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denison Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denison Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Purlwell Hall Road | Under investigation |
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