Crime Rates at Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 8HZ

Bradford Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 338th highest 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 Bradford Road (WF17 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF17 8HZ), the main crime hotspot is near A652. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.