Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Maythorne Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maythorne Avenue (WF17 7DF) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maythorne Avenue (WF17 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Croft. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maythorne Avenue area

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

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