Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Birch Grove area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 536th 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 Birch Grove (WF17 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (WF17 0RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ealand Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harefield Drive

Data Sources

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