Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Farm Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 285th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Farm Way (HD6 2HF) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Way (HD6 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith House Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Farm Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunlea Royd
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smith House Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairless Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue

Data Sources

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