Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lowood Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Lowood Lane (WF17 9DL) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowood Lane (WF17 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Lowood Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Branwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birstall Park Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ferndene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferndene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Courtyard Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarmains Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lowood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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