Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 188.4 9/10
  • Other theft 67.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alden Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alden Avenue (LS27 0SF) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alden Avenue (LS27 0SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howley Park Road East, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baker Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howley Park Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Howley Park Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elvaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frensham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cooperative Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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