Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Willow Court area has the 38th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Court (WF17 0BD) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Court (WF17 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenter Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road

Data Sources

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