Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Common Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 362nd 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 Common Road (WF17 7RF) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road (WF17 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tichbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Occupation Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Crofts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Crofts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heights Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staincliffe Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Lane —
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Data Sources

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