Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodsome Estate 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 Woodsome Estate (WF17 7EE) 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 Woodsome Estate (WF17 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maythorne Avenue, where police recorded 22 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.
View Crime In Batley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gordale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Jones Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jessop View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dark Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnsall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnsall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Jones Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnsall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burnsall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lime Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Jones Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grangefield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodsome Estate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Croft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Croft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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