Total Crime Rate

419.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 419.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.8 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • 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

John Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (WF17 9EA) in the last 12 months was 419.1 per 1,000 residents and was 379.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 242.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (WF17 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldersyde, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Nelson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldersyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aldersyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldersyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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