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Crime in WF17 5ND

How much crime is recorded in WF17 5ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Upper Batley & Soothill
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,604 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF17 5ND

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 5ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Drugs3.62.4
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 37% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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