Postcode · Batley
Crime in WF17 7PG
How much crime is recorded in WF17 7PG, 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
- 1,496 (2024)
How safe is WF17 7PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF17 7PG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7PGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary5.09.1
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.84.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.