Crime Rates at Upper Road, Batley, WF17 7LT

Upper Road area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 573rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Road (WF17 7LT) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Road (WF17 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.