Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leafield Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
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 Leafield Close (HD2 1EE) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leafield Close (HD2 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Marlington Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bracken Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warrenfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Well Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenters Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Well Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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