Crime Rates at Oakhill Road, Batley, WF17 8JD

Oakhill Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhill Road (WF17 8JD) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhill Road (WF17 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anne Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ealand Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.