Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cemetery Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery Road (WF17 8PG) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (WF17 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Blakeridge Lane. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6123 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6123 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Wetherhill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Blakeridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Blakeridge Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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