Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodman Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 209th 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 Woodman Avenue (HD2 1SW) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodman Avenue (HD2 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooklands, 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.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Curzon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbots Place | Under investigation |
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