Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hesketh Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 344th lowest 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 Hesketh Avenue (WF3 1LR) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Avenue (WF3 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Rein Gardens. Police recorded 22 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 Hesketh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornefield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wharfedale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodkirk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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