Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smith House Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 325th highest crime rate of 685 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 Smith House Avenue (HD6 2LD) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith House Avenue (HD6 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith House Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smith House Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Old Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smith House Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smith House Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Smith House Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith House Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smith House Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith House Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smith House Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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