Total Crime Rate

97.9 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 476th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Cambridge Road (WF17 9JF) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (WF17 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Square. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nova Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nova Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Industrial Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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