Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Easby Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 212th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Easby Avenue (WF17 7EW) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Easby Avenue (WF17 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Easby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Deighton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Deighton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunkers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Healey Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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