Total Crime Rate
72.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barber Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Barber Street (HD6 1TT) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barber Street (HD6 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near Carr Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larkfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gathorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harriet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellholme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smithy Carr Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Martin'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewhirst Road | — |
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