Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slead Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 90th 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 Slead Crescent (HD6 2JD) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slead Crescent (HD6 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maurice Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood View Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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