Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bent Lea area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 684 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 Bent Lea (HD2 1QW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bent Lea (HD2 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tithe House Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Grange (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bent Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland Croft —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tithe House Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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