West Yorkshire Police

Crime in Batley and Spen

Street-level crime statistics for Batley and Spen based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 11,415 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

11,415 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓6.9% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

27.5% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 11,415 total crimes recorded in Batley and Spen

Violent Crime

4,860

Anti-Social Behaviour

1,272

Public Order

967

↓13%

Criminal Damage & Arson

823

↓9%

Shoplifting

689

Other Theft

646

↓16%

Vehicle Crime

634

↓33%

Burglary

518

↑10%

Other Crime

419

Drugs

336

Possession of Weapons

Robbery

Theft from Person

↓27%

Bicycle Theft

↑33%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Batley and Spen

1077

02/23

1187

03/23

1293

04/23

1314

05/23

1255

06/23

1234

07/23

1190

08/23

1100

09/23

1099

10/23

1070

11/23

867

12/23

1004

01/24

924

02/24

1086

03/24

1054

04/24

1141

05/24

995

06/24

1122

07/24

1054

08/24

947

09/24

1056

10/24

983

11/24

1007

12/24

888

01/25

782

02/25

1040

03/25

990

04/25

1025

05/25

1017

06/25

1017

07/25

1000

08/25

998

09/25

963

10/25

910

11/25

844

12/25

829

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Batley and Spen (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Batley and Spen

January 2026 829 crimes December 2025 844 crimes November 2025 910 crimes October 2025 963 crimes September 2025 998 crimes August 2025 1000 crimes July 2025 1017 crimes June 2025 1017 crimes May 2025 1025 crimes April 2025 990 crimes March 2025 1040 crimes February 2025 782 crimes January 2025 888 crimes December 2024 1007 crimes November 2024 983 crimes October 2024 1056 crimes September 2024 947 crimes August 2024 1054 crimes July 2024 1122 crimes June 2024 995 crimes May 2024 1141 crimes April 2024 1054 crimes March 2024 1086 crimes February 2024 924 crimes January 2024 1004 crimes December 2023 867 crimes November 2023 1070 crimes October 2023 1099 crimes September 2023 1100 crimes August 2023 1190 crimes July 2023 1234 crimes June 2023 1255 crimes May 2023 1314 crimes April 2023 1293 crimes March 2023 1187 crimes February 2023 1077 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.