Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 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 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Batley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Batley Road (WF2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batley Road (WF2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakeley Grove, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Batley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blakeley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blakeley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Gibson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blakey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road

Data Sources

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