Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowan Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Close (WF17 0ED) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Close (WF17 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jason Terrace, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caister Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Caister Close | Under investigation |
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