Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Other crime 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Spruce Heights area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 148th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spruce Heights (HD6 2JS) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Heights (HD6 2JS), 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 Spruce Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smith House Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smith House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairless Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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