Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bracken Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 159th 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 Bracken Road (HD6 2HR) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Road (HD6 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Hill Park. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayner Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oakroyd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakroyd Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakroyd Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayner Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayner Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Hill Park Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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