Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodsome Estate area has the 50th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodsome Estate (WF17 7ED) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodsome Estate (WF17 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper North Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clerk Green Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodsome Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Jones Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Jones Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Jones Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper North Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jessop View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baines Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baines Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gordale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grangefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodsome Estate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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