Total Crime Rate

226.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Park Lea area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 80th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lea (HD2 1QR) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 126.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lea (HD2 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooks Yard, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Curzon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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