Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodfield Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 551st 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 Woodfield Avenue (WF17 7EA) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Avenue (WF17 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper North Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Crescent 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 Upper North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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