Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorncliffe Estate area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorncliffe Estate (WF17 7BG) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorncliffe Estate (WF17 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorncliffe Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullingworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Walk Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A638 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorncliffe Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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