Crime Rates at Wharfe Street, Brighouse, HD6 1PP

Wharfe Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 8th 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 Wharfe Street (HD6 1PP) in the last 12 months was 828.2 per 1,000 residents and was 508.7% higher than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 254.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfe Street (HD6 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.