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Crime in WF17 7AD

How much crime is recorded in WF17 7AD, 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
1,427 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF17 7AD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 7AD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7ADNational
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary4.89.1
Robbery2.91.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.51.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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