Postcode · Batley
Crime in WF17 0EA
How much crime is recorded in WF17 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birstall
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
WF17 0EABatley
How safe is WF17 0EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 0EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF17 0EANational
Burglary6.29.1
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.