Total Crime Rate

828.2 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 828.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 312.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 48.1 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Wakefield Road 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 Wakefield Road (HD6 1QJ) 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 Wakefield Road (HD6 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakhill Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakhill Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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