Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 269th 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 Bradford Road (HD6 4AD) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Martin Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonegate Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Bridge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Bridge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thornhill Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anvil Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Close Street | Under investigation |
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