Crime Rates at Leyland Road, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9JW

Leyland Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 471st 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 Leyland Road (WF17 9JW) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyland Road (WF17 9JW), 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.