Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • 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

Brooks Yard area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooks Yard (HD2 1XE) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooks Yard (HD2 1XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6118, where police recorded 23 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brooks Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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