Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkgate 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 Kirkgate (WF17 9PB) 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 Kirkgate (WF17 9PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambridge Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Musgrave Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Ings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Denby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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