Total Crime Rate
116.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Godwin Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 205th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Godwin Place (HD2 1RE) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Godwin Place (HD2 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copthorne Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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