Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Smithies Moor Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 510th 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 Smithies Moor Lane (WF17 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithies Moor Lane (WF17 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithies Moor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Moor Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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