Crime Rates at The Avenue, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9PP

The Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 597th highest 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 The Avenue (WF17 9PP) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (WF17 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.