Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bawson Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bawson Court (BD19 4SA) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawson Court (BD19 4SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw

Crime Over Time in Bawson Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bawson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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