Total Crime Rate

830.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 830.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 366.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.6 9/10
  • Public order 71.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Other crime 31.8 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Well Close Place area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 7th highest crime rate of 685 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 Well Close Place (HD6 1DX) in the last 12 months was 830.2 per 1,000 residents and was 510.2% higher than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 461.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Close Place (HD6 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Close Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Martin Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Martin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Martin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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