Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Fold area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 616th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Chapel Fold (WF17 7AX) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Fold (WF17 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox View (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorncliffe Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessop View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Track Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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