Total Crime Rate

131.3 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 131.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Forest Way area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 297th 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 Mill Forest Way (WF17 6RA) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Forest Way (WF17 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fort Ann Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Forest Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Regent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fort Ann Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Croft Road —
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Data Sources

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