Total Crime Rate

941.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

466.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 941.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 466.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 387.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Public order 71.6 10/10
  • Drugs 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.8 10/10
  • Other theft 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Other crime 26.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Martin Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 4th 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 Martin Street (HD6 1DA) in the last 12 months was 941.6 per 1,000 residents and was 582.2% 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 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 34.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 466.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Street (HD6 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Martin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonegate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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