Crime Rates at Brow Wood Road, Batley, WF17 0RH

Brow Wood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Brow Wood Road (WF17 0RH) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brow Wood Road (WF17 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Horse Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corfe Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.