This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.94 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.94 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Batley West
Crime trends · Batley West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY -41%
ASB
12
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -57%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
8
YoY -60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
104
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Batley West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 23,619
White Brit.53.4%
Pakistani21.3%
Indian16.9%
Other White2.0%
White & Asian1.2%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 23,622
Muslim39.2%
Christian31.6%
No religion23.3%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 23,583
35–4920.1%
50–6416.8%
25–3414.3%
10–158.8%
65–748.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Total households: 9,018
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Other18.5%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
