Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnybank Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnybank Road (HD6 2AE) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnybank Road (HD6 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Bank Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lillands Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rydings Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frances Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frances Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunny Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunny Bank Road | Under investigation |
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