Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 684 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 High Street (HD6 1DE) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HD6 1DE), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Street
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonegate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area 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 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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