Total Crime Rate
280.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 57th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4AU) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 189.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carr Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakroyd Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smithy Carr Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewhirst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gathorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellholme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harriet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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