Crime Rates at Bracken Road, Brighouse, HD6 2HR

Bracken Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Bracken Road (HD6 2HR) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Road (HD6 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Hill Park. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.