Total Crime Rate

759.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 759.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 528.9 10/10
  • Public order 96.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blakeridge Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blakeridge Lane (WF17 8FB) in the last 12 months was 759.6 per 1,000 residents and was 502.8% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 441.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakeridge Lane (WF17 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Blakeridge Lane, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blakeridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Blakeridge Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mayman Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6123 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Blakeridge Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyvern Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Blakeridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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