Crime Rates at Lowood Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9DJ

Lowood Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 561st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowood Lane (WF17 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowood Lane (WF17 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Briarmains Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.