Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Mitchell Avenue area has the 71st highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 470th highest 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 Mitchell Avenue (WF13 4JF) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Avenue (WF13 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Salter Street. Police recorded 25 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 Mitchell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tate Naylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jesmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Track Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hyrst Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tate Naylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tate Naylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Park Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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