Crime Rates at Ashmead, Batley, WF17 7DA

Ashmead area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 418th lowest 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 Ashmead (WF17 7DA) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmead (WF17 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Fold, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.