Crime in WF17 7BJ
How much crime is recorded in WF17 7BJ, 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)
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How safe is WF17 7BJ
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 7BJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.