Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Highfield Drive (WF17 9BG) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Drive (WF17 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Field Head Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Lodge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nova Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nova Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bluebell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nussey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Field Head Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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