Crime Rates at Woodside Crescent, Batley, WF17 7DZ

Woodside Crescent area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 444th 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 Woodside Crescent (WF17 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Crescent (WF17 7DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maythorne Avenue, where police recorded 22 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.