Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burley Walk area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 475th 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 Burley Walk (WF17 7TP) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burley Walk (WF17 7TP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burley Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wetherhill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessop View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Malham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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