Postcode · Batley
Crime in WF17 5SU
How much crime is recorded in WF17 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
WF17 5SUBatley
How safe is WF17 5SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 5SU area, above 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Burglary7.99.1
Drugs6.82.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other crime3.71.5
Public order3.24.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.