Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Road area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 589th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Lea Road (WF17 8BB) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% 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 ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (WF17 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Law Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossings Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookroyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookroyd Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookroyd Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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