Total Crime Rate
230.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fearnley Mill Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fearnley Mill Drive (HD5 0RD) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fearnley Mill Drive (HD5 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fearnley Mill Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6118 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashbrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Quarry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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