Total Crime Rate

164.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Haworth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Haworth Road (WF17 9QL) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haworth Road (WF17 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Briarmains Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarmains Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raikes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raikes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Branwell Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Lodge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarmains Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarmains Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briarmains Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Briarmains Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nussey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bluebell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Field Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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