Total Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kennedy Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kennedy Avenue (HD2 2HH) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kennedy Avenue (HD2 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Gernhill Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lightridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saint Francis Gardens | Under investigation |
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