Total Crime Rate

153.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Avenue (WF17 5AX) in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (WF17 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Providence Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Providence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Providence Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Providence Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Back Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Purlwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Purlwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purlwell Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purlwell Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Purlwell Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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