Crime Rates at South View, Birstall, Batley, WF17 0DR

South View area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 South View (WF17 0DR) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (WF17 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nelson Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownhill Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.