Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Colbeck Row area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Colbeck Row (WF17 9NR) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colbeck Row (WF17 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackburn Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlegate (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colbeck Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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