Postcode · Batley
Crime in WF17 6FT
How much crime is recorded in WF17 6FT, 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
- 1,556 (2024)
WF17 6FTBatley
How safe is WF17 6FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 6FT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6FTNational
Burglary20.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.