Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowles Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 445th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Road (WF17 7RR) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Road (WF17 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper North Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purlwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markham Street —
Apr 2026Public order Back Purlwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Purlwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purlwell Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purlwell Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper North Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wetherhill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baines Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamza Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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