Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chaster Street area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 648th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Chaster Street (WF17 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaster Street (WF17 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ealing Court. Police recorded 32 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 Chaster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Coal Pit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pynate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chaster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ealing Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Ealing Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coal Pit Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Mills Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Bank Road —
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Data Sources

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