Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ken Syke Cottages area has the lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ken Syke Cottages (WF3 1DB) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ken Syke Cottages (WF3 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Syke Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Batley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodkirk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodkirk Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornefield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornefield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharfedale Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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