Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.2 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 153.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rawfolds Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 217th 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 Rawfolds Avenue (WF17 9QS) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawfolds Avenue (WF17 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lowood Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rawfolds Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldhead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birstall Park Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ferndene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferndene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Courtyard Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarmains Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lowood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Thornton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldhead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Nussey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nussey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Thornton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thornton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nussey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Branwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowood Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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