Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Malham Drive area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 571st highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malham Drive (WF17 7SL) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malham Drive (WF17 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Towngate Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holyoake Avenue Under investigation
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 Malham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessop View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throstle Nest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towngate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holyoake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Towngate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Towngate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Healey Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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