Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashfield Avenue area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 655th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

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 Ashfield Avenue (LS27 0QD) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Avenue (LS27 0QD), the main crime hotspot is near Park Parade. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lewisham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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