Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

White Lee Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around White Lee Road (WF17 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around White Lee Road (WF17 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6122, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Old Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Lee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houldsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6122 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Houldsworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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