Total Crime Rate

209.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Havercroft Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Havercroft Way (WF17 8AP) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Havercroft Way (WF17 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Havercroft Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tichbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mortimer Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mortimer Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Lane —
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Data Sources

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